Early starts, reversals and catch-up in the process of economic development

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 387-413

  Chanda, Areendam ^a   Putterman, Louis ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economic growth; Economic history; Geography; Institutions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC HISTORY; GROWTH RATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548348352     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2007.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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