Measuring the export capability of South African regions

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-476

  Krugell, Waldo ^a   Matthee, Marianne ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Export capability; Export performance; South Africa; Subnational regions

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; MANUFACTURED EXPORT; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE POLICY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70349753082     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350903086838     Document Type: Article

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