Determinants of African manufacturing investment: The microeconomic evidence

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPLEMENT 2, 2001, Pages 48-80

  Gunning, J W ^a   Mengistae, T ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; MICROECONOMICS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034793493     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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