Geopolitics, economic freedom and growth in China and the West

Pacific Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-160

  Weede, Erich ^a  

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Author keywords

Development; Economic freedom; Geopolitics; Property rights; Prosperity

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349136715     PISSN: 12254657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1976-5118.2009.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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