Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth

Journal Article Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth Get access A. Gelb, A. Gelb The World Bank Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. B. Knight, J. B. Knight Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. H. Sabot R. H. Sabot International Food Policy Research Institute and Williams College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 101, Issue 408, 1 September 1991, Pages 1186–1199, https://doi.org/10.2307/2234435 Published: 01 September 1991

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