Human capital development, war and foreign direct investment in sub-Saharan Africa

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-61

  Suliman, Adil H ^a   Mollick, André Varella ^b  

^a GULF UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LITERACY; PANEL DATA; WAR;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 62149141220     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810802660828     Document Type: Article

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