US trade with Africa: African growth and opportunity?

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 101, 2004, Pages 457-474

  Thompson, Carol B ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE TRADE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE RELATIONS; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7744229107     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305624042000295549     Document Type: Article

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