Privatisation and economic growth in developing countries

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 121-154

  Cook, Paul ^a   Uchida, Yuichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; PRIVATIZATION;

EID: 0141905866     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380312331293607     Document Type: Article

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