The political economy of reform in Yemen: Privatisation, investment, and the Yemeni business climate;Die Politische Ökonomie der Reformen im Jemen: Privatisierung, Investitionen und das jemenitische Wirtschaftsklima

Asien Afrika Lateinamerika

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-150

  Albrecht, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic transformation; Foreign direct investment; International financial institutions; Investment climate; Privatisation; Structural adjustment; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PRIVATIZATION; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; YEMEN;

EID: 1642271753     PISSN: 03233790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03233790214367     Document Type: Article

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