Infrastructure as a catalyst for regional integration, growth, and economic convergence: Scenario analysis for Asia

ERD Working Paper Series

Volumn , Issue 91, 2006, Pages 1-59

  Roland Holst, David ^a,b  

^a MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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