Trade policy reform and the competitive response in Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 717-737

  Kaplinsky, Raphael ^a   Morris, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032782806     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00024-8     Document Type: Article

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