Public investment in resource-abundant developing countries

IMF Economic Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-129

  Berg, Andrew ^a   Portillo, Rafael ^a   Yang, Shu Chun S ^a   Zanna, Luis Felipe ^a  

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EID: 84877290947     PISSN: 20414161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/imfer.2013.1     Document Type: Article

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