Barriers to the development of small stock markets: A case study of swaziland and mozambique

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1018-1037

  Hearn, Bruce ^a   Piesse, Jenifer ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Illiquidity; Political economy; Sub saharan africa; Swaziland and mozambique

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL MARKET; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SAVINGS; STOCK MARKET;

MOZAMBIQUE; SWAZILAND;

EID: 77957157472     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1604     Document Type: Article

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