Motivation for bilateral aid allocation: Altruism or trade benefits

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 661-674

  Younas, Javed ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral aid; Capital goods; Comparative advantage; Imports

Indexed keywords

EID: 49449118145     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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