Notes
For instance, see UNCTAD (2007, pp. 11–12) or UNCTAD (2002, pp. 113–138) for more detailed discussion.
See Cohen and Harcourt (2003) for an excellent discussion of this point.
For instance, see Bernard et al (2008).
See Fischer (2010b) for further discussion.
See Ndikumana and Boyce (2011) for some interesting estimates of capital flight from sub-Saharan Africa.
See Fischer (2010a).
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Fischer, A. Beware the Fallacy of Productivity Reductionism. Eur J Dev Res 23, 521–526 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1057/ejdr.2011.25
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