The idea trap: The political economy of growth divergence

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-203

  Caplan, Bryan ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Divergence; Multiple equilibria; Poverty trap

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037992634     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(03)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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