Fiscal renaissance in a democratic South Africa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 745-781

  Ajam, Tania ^a   Aron, Janine ^b  

^a AFReC (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC PLANNING; FISCAL POLICY; FISCAL REFORM; MONETARY POLICY; TAX REFORM;

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

EID: 35649005942     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejm014     Document Type: Article

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