Inequality and Economic Growth

The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Voitchovsky, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Growth; Inequality; Institutions; Negative influences; Positive influences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924973574     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199606061.013.0022     Document Type: Chapter

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