Dynamics of Russian regional clubs: The time of divergence

Regional Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 713-726

  Carluer, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Bimodality; Covergence clubs; Growth empirics; Regional disparities; Stratification

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD;

EID: 18644364600     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400500213564     Document Type: Article

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