South African manufacturing performance in international perspective 1970-1999

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-142

  van Dijk, Michiel ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0042200208     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2003.tb00074.x     Document Type: Article

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