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080 _a03.02.03 S795
100 _aStaritz, Cornelia
245 _aGuyana : why has growth stopped? An empirical study on the stagnation of economic growth
260 _bIMF
_a[Washington]US
_c2007
300 _a26 p.
520 _aIdentifies the factors that can explain the deterioration in Guyana's economic performance since 1998. Shows that the primary reasons for the divergence between the economic performance of Guyana and other Caribbean, HIPC, and PRGF-eligible countries in 1998-2004 are a substantial decline in share of net foreign and private domestic investment in GDP, a less favourable political and institutional environment.
583 _c3/18/09
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_mS795
999 _c33826
_d33826