National poverty and the 'vampire state' in Ghana: A review article

Journal of International Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 553-573

  Austin, Reth ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DECLINE; ECONOMIC LIBERALISATION; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE;

GHANA;

EID: 0030456578     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199607)8:4<553::aid-jid265>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Review

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