Infrastructure and regional growth, growth dynamics and policy relevance for India

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-599

  Lall, Somik V ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPENDITURE; INFRASTRUCTURE; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548456494     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-006-0112-4     Document Type: Article

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