The global financial crisis and sub-saharan Africa: The effects of slowing private capital inflows on growth

African Development Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 366-377

  Brambila Macias, José ^a   Massa, Isabella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ODI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INCOME;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77956241321     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2010.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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