The political economy of national debt burdens, 1970-2000

International Interactions

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-185

  Nooruddin, Irfan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debt; Democracy; Development; Oil; Resource curse

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849091553     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: 15477444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050620802083228     Document Type: Article

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