Political instability and economic growth in Africa
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Political instability; Economic growth; Africa;All these keywords.
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- H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
- O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
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