Growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic adjustment and beyond

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Sahn, David E ^a   Younger, Stephen D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC REFORM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 4344576933     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejh016     Document Type: Article

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