Investment in South Africa - A comment on recent contributions

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 743-756

  Roberts, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING;

EID: 1942491027     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835042000288897     Document Type: Review

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