What has luck got to do with economic development? An interpretation of resurgent Asia's growth experience

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 373-385

  Leung, H M ^a   Tan, Swee Liang ^a   Yang, Zhen Lin ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Growth; Learning by investing; Luck

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942639943     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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