Australian economic growth in historical perspective

Economic Record

Volumn 80, Issue 250, 2004, Pages 330-345

  McLean, Ian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4544366007     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2004.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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