On the impact of inequality on productivity growth in the short and long term: A synthesis

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL, 2003, Pages

  Lloyd Ellis, Huw ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EQUITY; PRODUCTIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0037234173     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552277     Document Type: Article

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