The democratic security policy : socioeconomic effects in the rural areas, 2002-2006

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
718
Published: 
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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