Political feasibility of structural adjustment in Africa: An application of SAM mixed multipliers

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2105-2114

  Rich, Karl M ^a   Winter Nelson, Alex ^b   Nelson, Gerald C ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Cameroon; SAM; Structural adjustment; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING REGION; INCOME EFFECTS; INCOME LEVEL; POLITICAL IMPACT; POLITICS OF REFORM; SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0031448268     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)00099-5     Document Type: Article

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