Openness and inequality in developing countries: A review of theory and recent evidence

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1045-1063

  Anderson, Edward ^a  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FDI; Income distribution; Technology transfer; Trade

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 21444444514     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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