Economic growth in East Asia and Western Europe since 1950: Implications for living standards

National Institute Economic Review

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-84

  Crafts, N F R ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041440422     PISSN: 00279501     EISSN: 17413036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002795019716200106     Document Type: Article

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