Resource curse or not: A question of appropriability

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 593-617

  Boschini, Anne D ^a   Pettersson, Jan ^b   Roine, Jesper ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appropriability; Development; Economicgrowth; Institutions; Natural resources; Propertyrights

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; NATURAL RESOURCE; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

EID: 36448961995     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2007.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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