Location and growth in the Brazilian northeast

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 663-681

  Lall, Somik V ^a   Shalizi, Zmarak ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0345550329     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2003.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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