Does Foreign Direct Investment Reduce Poverty in Africa and are There Regional Differences?

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-95

  Gohou, Gaston ^a   Soumaré, Issouf ^b  

^a African Development Bank   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Economic growth; FDI; Foreign direct investment; Poverty reduction; Regional integration; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE IMPACT;

AFRICA;

EID: 81855183209     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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