On the convergence of small island economies with their metropolitan patrons

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 343-364

  Bertram, Geoffrey ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Convergence; Economic growth; Islands; Political dependence

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; SMALL ISLAND STATE;

EID: 0942267317     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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