An extended DEA windows analysis: Middle East and East African seaports

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-218

  Al Eraqi, Ahmed Salem ^a   Mustafa, Adli ^b   Khader, Ahamad Tajudin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADEN   (Yemen)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Central and East Africa; Data analysis; Docks; Middle East

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952344271     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443581011043591     Document Type: Article

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