Telecommunications Services in Africa: The Impact of WTO Commitments and Unilateral Reform on Sector Performance and Economic Growth

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 919-940

  Djiofack Zebaze, Calvin ^a   Keck, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

growth; liberalization; Sub Saharan Africa; telecommunications; WTO

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SERVICE SECTOR; TELECOMMUNICATION; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE REFORM; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 63149188535     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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