Aid and growth in Small Island developing states

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 897-917

  Feeny, Simon ^a   McGillivray, Mark ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL AID; LIVING STANDARD; SMALL ISLAND STATE;

EID: 77952692455     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220381003623889     Document Type: Article

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