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Investment dependence, economic growth, and status in the world system: A test of “dependent development”

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Yang, J., Stone, R.A. Investment dependence, economic growth, and status in the world system: A test of “dependent development”. St Comp Int Dev 20, 98–120 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02718320

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