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Institutional Foundations for Shared Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa

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  • Machiko Nissanke & Alice Sindzingre, 2006. "Institutional Foundations for Shared Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 18(3), pages 353-391.
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    7. Gaston Kapuku Mudipanu & Heejung Yeo, 2008. "Economic Development of Sub-Saharan Africa-Toward a Close Cooperation with Korea," International Area Studies Review, Center for International Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, vol. 11(1), pages 35-52, March.

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