The growth-inequality association: Government ideology matters

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 300-308

  Bjørnskov, Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

D31; Growth; Ideology; Income inequality; O40

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; INCOME; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; STATE ROLE;

EID: 48049110954     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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