Financial distress in local banks in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia: causes and implications for regulatory policy

Development Policy Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-188

  Brownbridge, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY POLICY;

KENYA; NIGERIA; UGANDA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0031717933     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7679.00057     Document Type: Article

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