Debt relief, investment and growth

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1204-1216

  Johansson, Pernilla ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Debt relief; Developing countries; Growth; HIPC; Investment

Indexed keywords

DEBT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INVESTMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

EID: 77955664130     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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