Random growth in Africa? Lessons from an evaluation of the growth evidence on Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, 1965-1995

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 274-294

  Jerven, Morten ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; STATISTICAL DATA;

BOTSWANA; KENYA; TANZANIA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 72149132528     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380903370161     Document Type: Article

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