Poverty and growth in the WAEMU after the 1994 devaluation

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 536-562

  Azam, Jean Paul ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^c TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFA FRANC ZONE; CURRENCY DEVALUATION; CURRENCY MARKET; INFORMAL SECTOR; POVERTY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11144254471     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejh029     Document Type: Article

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