Using fractionalization indexes: Deriving methodological principles for growth studies from time series evidence

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-278

  Fedderke, Johannes ^a   Luiz, John ^b   de Kadt, Raphael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Distributional conflict; Fractionalization; Social and political dimensions of economic growth; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDEX METHOD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 36749055297     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9090-x     Document Type: Article

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