African economic development in a comparative perspective

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 265-288

  Akyüz, Yilmaz ^a   Gore, Charles ^b  

^a United Nations Conference for Trade and Development   (Switzerland)

^b United Nations Conference on Trade and Development   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Capital accumulation; Development; Structural adjustment

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0035023081     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/25.3.265     Document Type: Article

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