Employment structure and the environment in Cape Coast, Ghana

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-38

  Kendie, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; INFORMAL SECTOR; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

CAPE COAST; GHANA;

EID: 0031824164     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.1998.tb00248.x     Document Type: Article

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