Poverty traps, aid, and growth

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 315-347

  Kraay, Aart ^a   Raddatz, Claudio ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aid; Growth; Multiple equilibria; Poverty traps

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL AID; POVERTY;

EID: 33751184620     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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