Economic development in the european Super-periphery: Evidence from the western balkans

Economic Annals

Volumn 54, Issue 181, 2009, Pages 21-44

  Bartlett, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative economics; Economic development; Local economic development; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350053429     PISSN: 00133264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/EKA0981021B     Document Type: Article

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