Public governance, health and foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 667-709

  Azémar, Céline ^a,b   Desbordes, Rodolphe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN CAPITAL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALARIA; PUBLIC GOODS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67651085176     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejn028     Document Type: Article

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