Industry and firm effects of privatization in Malawian oligopolistic manufacturing

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-289

  Chirwa, Ephraim W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

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EID: 3042815058     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1821.2004.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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