Stuck in low GEAR? Macroeconomic policy in South Africa, 1996-98

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 795-811

  Weeks, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Macroeconomics policy; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; MACROECONOMICS; POLICY STRATEGY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033376595     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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