Africa and the world economy: A focus on capital - An overview

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Fosu, Augustin Kwasi ^a   krishnan, Pramila ^b   Ndikumana, Leonce ^c  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GROWTH RATE; MARKET DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 13244283328     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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