Political instability and export performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 68-83

  Fosu, Augustin Kwasi ^a,b  

^a AERC   (Kenya)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

EID: 0038381473     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713869426     Document Type: Article

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