Macro and micro perspectives of growth and poverty in Africa

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-347

  Christiaensen, Luc ^a   Demery, Lionel ^b   Paternostro, Stefano ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; POLICY REFORM; POVERTY; WELFARE PROVISION;

AFRICA;

EID: 2042471506     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhg025     Document Type: Article

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