An Asian-Driven Economic Recovery in Africa? The Zambian Case

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1197-1207

  Carmody, Pádraig ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Africa; China; economic diversification; poverty; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBALIZATION; INVESTMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 67349199489     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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