Macroeconomic policies for growth in small Pacific island economies

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-144

  Chowdhury, Anis ^a,b,c   Vidyattama, Yogi ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

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EID: 56549113304     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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