Official development assistance and foreign direct investment flows to sub-Saharan Africa

African Development Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-40

  Yasin, Mesghena ^a  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXCHANGE RATE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT;

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

EID: 20844454368     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1017-6772.2005.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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