The Political Economy of Middle-Income Traps: Is South Africa in a Long-Run Growth Trap? the Path to "bounded Populism"

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-19

  Luiz, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

emerging markets; long run growth; Middle income traps; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84960326755     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/saje.12117     Document Type: Article

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