Balance of payments constrained growth and developing countries: An examination of Thirlwall's hypothesis

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-22

  Perraton, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC THEORY; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0037266331     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713673169     Document Type: Article

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