The location of manufacturing exporters in Africa: Empirical evidence

African Development Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 276-291

  Naudé, Wim ^a   Matthee, Marianne ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MANUFACTURING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77954188907     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2010.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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