The revenues and expenditures of African governments: Modalities and consequences

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-227

  Gersovitz, Mark ^a   Paxson, Christina H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING REGION; FISCAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE; GOVERNMENT REVENUE; POLICY IMPACT; PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0030473960     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jae.a020903     Document Type: Article

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