Multilateral development aid for Africa

Economic Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 433-454

  Abegaz, Berhanu ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

EU structural funds; IDA; Multilateral development aid; S model; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 30544444210     PISSN: 09393625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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