Development trajectories and new comparative advantages: Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic under Globalization

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 996-1015

  Sanchez Ancochea, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; exports; free trade zones; Latin America; national development

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC PLANNING; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; FREE TRADE; GLOBALIZATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 33646907681     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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