Reproducing the North-South divide: The role of trade deficits and capital flows

International Studies Review

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 581-600

  Moon, Bruce E ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CAPITAL PROVISION; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TRADE FLOW; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 37249040011     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: 14682486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2007.00724.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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