Growth, Income Distribution, and Democracy: What the Data Say

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-187

  Perotti, Roberto ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Growth; Income distribution; Political instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542527134     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00138861     Document Type: Article

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