Historical path dependence, institutional persistence, and transition to market economy: The case of Poland

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 955-973

  Zukowski, Ryszard ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Economic development; Poland; Socio economic regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744455033     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290410555417     Document Type: Article

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