Financial liberalisation in Southern Africa: An assessment

Development Policy Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-307

  Nyawata, Obert ^a   Bird, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; ECONOMIC REFORM; FISCAL POLICY; LIBERALIZATION; POLICY STRATEGY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2342427026     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2004.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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