Mining Fdi and Infrastructure Development on Africa's East Coast: Examining The Recent Experience of Tanzania and Mozambique

Journal of International Development

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 220-236

  Robbins, Glen ^a   Perkins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Commodities; Infrastructure; Investment; Mining; Policy

Indexed keywords

DEBT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GROWTH RATE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MINING;

MOZAMBIQUE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84857304734     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.2817     Document Type: Article

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