Is remoteness a cause of slow growth in the Pacific? A spatial-econometric analysis?

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-101

  Gibson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34249661548     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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