Geography, demography, and economic growth in Africa

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-295

  Bloom, David E ^a   Sachs, Jeffrey D ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CRITIQUE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOLOGY;

AFRICA; CLIMATE; CRITIQUE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

AFRICA; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 0032216512     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2534695     Document Type: Article

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