Economic liberalization and productivity growth: Further evidence from Bangladesh

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-98

  Salim, Ruhul Amin ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LIBERALIZATION; MANUFACTURING; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0037362135     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360081032000047203     Document Type: Article

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