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Financing Public Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia
  • Karlis Smits
  • Viven Foster

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  • Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia & Karlis Smits & Viven Foster, 2009. "Financing Public Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa," World Bank Publications - Reports 28238, The World Bank Group.
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