The Politics of Government-Business Relations in Ghana

The Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 97-111

  Tangri, Roger ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC REFORM; GOVERNMENT-BUSINESS RELATIONS; INVESTMENT; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE RELATIONS; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 0026438950     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X00007746     Document Type: Article

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