Geopolitics and the effect of foreign aid on economic growth: 1970-2001

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-180

  Headey, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aid allocation; Bilateral aid; Economic growth; Foreign aid; Geopolitics; Multilateral aid; The Cold War

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GEOPOLITICS; GROWTH RATE; INTERNATIONAL AID;

EID: 42049112565     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1395     Document Type: Article

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