Structural adjustment in Ghana: Assessing the impacts of mining-sector reform

Africa Today

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 53-77

  Hilson, Gavin M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC REFORM; MACROECONOMICS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINING INDUSTRY; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 30444450243     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/aft.2004.51.2.52     Document Type: Article

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