Institutional foundations for shared growth in sub-saharan Africa

African Development Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-391

  Nissanke, Machiko ^a   Sindzingre, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33845994007     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2006.00149.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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