Development thresholds of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1131-1155

  Simplice, Asongu ^a  

^a AFRICAN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Africa; Development; Foreign aid; Political economy

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; DEVELOPMENT AID; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INTERNATIONAL AID; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA;

EID: 84915789557     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-01-2013-0014     Document Type: Article

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