The economic tragedy of the XXth Century: Growth in Africa
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- Elsa V. Artadi & Xavier Sala-i-Martin, 2003. "The Economic Tragedy of the XXth Century: Growth in Africa," NBER Working Papers 9865, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
Africa; determinants of growth; economic developement;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- O0 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - General
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
- O5 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2004-05-26 (Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2004-05-16 (Development)
- NEP-HIS-2004-05-26 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-MFD-2004-05-16 (Microfinance)
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