The implications of the comprehensive spending review for the long-run growth rate: A view from the literature

National Institute Economic Review

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 94-105

  Kneller, Richard ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84990378580     PISSN: 00279501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002795010017100108     Document Type: Review

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