Microeconomic reform in Papua New Guinea: The big challenge

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Yala, Charles ^a   Duncan, Ron ^b  

^a National Research Institute   (Papua New Guinea)

^b Pacific Institute of Advanced Studies in Development and Governance   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC REFORM; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; INVESTMENT; MICROECONOMICS; POPULATION GROWTH;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 33744728065     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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