Trade liberalization and endogenous growth of manufacturing industries in Bangladesh: An empirical investigation

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-314

  Ahmed, Nasiruddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LIBERALIZATION; MANUFACTURING; TRADE POLICY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 21744462212     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713932836     Document Type: Article

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