Has widening inequality promoted or retarded US growth?

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL, 2003, Pages

  Burtless, Gary ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROWTH DETERMINATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037234661     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552282     Document Type: Article

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