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In the two previous chapters we were concerned with the problems of labour supply and population growth in the dual economy. In this chapter, we shall deal briefly with the problems of savings and capital formation for such an economy.
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Dasgupta, A.K. (1974). The Rate of Saving. In: Economic Theory and the Developing Countries. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86195-8_4
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