Korea's first industrial revolution, 1911-1940

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-74

  Cha, Myung Soo ^a   Kim, Nak Nyeon ^b  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Growth accounting; Population; Structural change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855872178     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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