A theory of infrastructure-led development

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 932-950

  Agénor, Pierre Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infrastructure; Network effects; Poverty traps

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949876181     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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