An empirical investigation of development assistance and growth for the case of Fiji

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 278-294

  Gounder, Rukmani ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Economic growth; Grants; Loans

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846143549     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290110357663     Document Type: Article

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