Institutions, governance and economic development in Africa: An overview

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Fosu, Augustin ^a   Bates, Robert ^b   Hoeffler, Anke ^c  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC GOODS; STATE BUILDING;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745686456     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejk004     Document Type: Review

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