Economic infracstructure: A review of definitions, theory and empirics

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 530-556

  Fourie, Johan ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Equity; Growth; Infrastructure; Public goods; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC POLICY; ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PUBLIC GOODS;

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

EID: 33749524217     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2006.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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