South africa's growth revival after 1994

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 668-704

  Du Plessis, Stan ^a   Smit, Ben ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INTEREST RATE; INVESTMENT; LABOR; RECOVERY PLAN; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

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

EID: 35648988964     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejm012     Document Type: Article

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