The Asian drivers and SSA: Is there a future for export-oriented African industrialisation?

World Economy

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1638-1655

  Kaplinsky, Raphael ^a   Morris, Mike ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; EXPORT; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71949126128     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2009.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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