The role for competition policy in economic development: The South African experience

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 227-243

  Roberts, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION POLICY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2142765502     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835042000181499     Document Type: Article

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