Is financial development still a spur to economic growth? A causal evidence from South Africa

Savings and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-62

  Odhiambo, Nicholas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL MARKET; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT;

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

EID: 2642526934     PISSN: 03934551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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