Trade, structural reform, and institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-29

  Assane, Djeto ^a   Chiang, Eric P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84888066971     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2012.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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