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Economic Reforms, Development and Distribution: Were the Founding Fathers of Development Theory Right?

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Vos, R. (2002). Economic Reforms, Development and Distribution: Were the Founding Fathers of Development Theory Right?. In: FitzGerald, V. (eds) Social Institutions and Economic Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48159-6_5

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