Determinants of contractors' capital investment finance strategy in Ghana

Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-33

  Owusu, M D ^a   Badu, E ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Capital ventures; Financial management; Ghana; Investments; Project finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858826101     PISSN: 13664387     EISSN: 17598443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13664380910942626     Document Type: Article

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