Telecommunications development and economic growth in Africa

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-23

  Chavula, Hopestone Kayiska ^a  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; economic growth; endogenous growth model; per capita income; telecommunications development

Indexed keywords

TELEPHONE SETS;

AFRICA; CLASSIFICATION CRITERION; CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH MODEL; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; PER CAPITA INCOME;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84873470918     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2012.694794     Document Type: Article

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