Guyana : Why Has Growth Stopped? An Empirical Study on the Stagnation of Economic Growth /

After a period of exceptionally strong economic performance, Guyana's growth has stagnated since 1998. The paper tries to identify the factors that can explain this dramatic deterioration in economic performance. The paper first attempts to explain the decline of growth with a growth accounting...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gold, Judith
Other Authors: Atoyan, Ruben, Staritz, Cornelia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/086
Online Access:Full text available on IMF