Growth in transition economies: A trade policy perspective

Economics of Transition

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 505-515

  Barlow, David ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Internal reform; Trade reform; Transition

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; MARKET TRANSITION; POST-COMMUNISM; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE REFORM; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 33745528461     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2006.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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