Economic growth: Should policy focus on investment or dynamic competition?

European Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 274-291

  Hunt, Shelby D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Economic growth; Investments; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250792395     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340710760116     Document Type: Article

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