World Cup 2010: South African economic perspectives and policy challenges informed by the experience of Germany 2006

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 578-590

  Maennig, Wolfgang ^a   Du Plessis, Stan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 35649024823     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2007.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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