Reliving the 1950s: The big push, poverty traps, and takeoffs in economic development

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-318

  Easterly, William ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economic growth; Foreign aid; Poverty trap

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845359744     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-006-9006-7     Document Type: Article

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