The Ghanaian manufacturing sector 1991-95: Firm growth, productivity and convergence

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-127

  Teal, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

GHANA;

EID: 0033396385     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389908422614     Document Type: Article

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