The impact of tariff reduction on poverty in Zimbabwe: A cge top-down approach

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-116

  Chitiga, Margaret ^a   Mabugu, Ramos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 48549090578     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: 22223436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v8i1.1287     Document Type: Article

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