The minerals boom and Australia's 'resource curse'

Journal of Australian Political Economy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2008, Pages 201-219

  Goodman, James ^a   Worth, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70349566910     PISSN: 01565826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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