World Bank independence: A model and statistical analysis of US influence

Review of Development Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 224-240

  Fleck, Robert K ^a   Kilby, Christopher ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL AID; PANEL DATA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORLD BANK;

EID: 33646001411     PISSN: 13636669     EISSN: 14679361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2006.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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