The Middle-Income Trap: Definitions, Theories and Countries Concerned—A Literature Survey
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عنوان ژورنال: Comparative Economic Studies
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0888-7233,1478-3320
DOI: 10.1057/s41294-016-0014-0