Growth, inequality and politics revisited: a developing-country case

被引:19
作者
Balisacan, AM [1 ]
Fuwa, N
机构
[1] Univ Philippines, Sch Econ, Quezon City 1101, Philippines
[2] Int Rice Res Inst, Chiba, Japan
[3] Chiba Univ, Chiba, Japan
关键词
economic growth; convergence; inequality and growth; politics and growth; the Philippines;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00287-2
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Key issues in the empirical study on growth are addressed using provincial data in the Philippines. We find a high rate of absolute convergence, a positive relationship between inequality and growth, and a positive relationship between political competitiveness and growth. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:53 / 58
页数:6
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