How fragile is Africa's recent growth?

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-24

  Arbache, Jorge Saba ^a   Page, John ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA;

EID: 77954299440     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejp017     Document Type: Article

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