Speed of reform, initial conditions or political orientation? Explaining Russian regions' economic performance

Post-Communist Economies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-317

  Ahrend, Rudiger ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REFORM PROCESS; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD;

EID: 24744471384     PISSN: 14631377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14631370500204198     Document Type: Article

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