Explaining slow growth in Africa

African Development Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-220

  Azam, Jean Paul ^a   Fosu, Augustin ^b   Ndung'u, Njuguna S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b AERC   (Kenya)

^c Intnl Development Res Ctr   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0036935350     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.00051     Document Type: Article

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