Nudging or Fudging: The World Development Report 2015

Development and Change

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 640-663

  Fine, Ben ^a   Johnston, Deborah ^a   Santos, Ana C ^a   Van Waeyenberge, Elisa ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC REFORM; WORLD BANK;

EID: 84971254530     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dech.12240     Document Type: Article

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