Can Multinational Enterprises Light up Developing Countries?: Evidences from the Access to Electricity in sub-Saharan Africa

World Development

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 12-32

  D'Amelio, Matilde ^a   Garrone, Paola ^a   Piscitello, Lucia ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; electricity infrastructure; FDI; institutions; MNE

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84989872989     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.06.018     Document Type: Article

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