Institutional quality, openness, and investment in Africa

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 346-368

  Kandiero, Tonia ^a   Wadhawan, Satish ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85040509467     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: 22223436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v6i2.3318     Document Type: Article

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