Institutions, good governance and economic growth in the Pacific Island countries

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 904-918

  Prasad, Biman Chand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Governance; Islands; Organizations; Pacific region

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849419887     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290810911453     Document Type: Article

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