Does mining sector growth matter for poverty reduction in Papua New Guinea?

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-83

  Datt, Gaurav ^a   Walker, Thomas ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; MINING INDUSTRY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT;

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

EID: 33744732147     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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