Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Role of Natural Resources, Market Size, Government Policy, Institutions and Political Instability
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2006.00758.x
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- Elizabeth Asiedu, 2005. "Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Role of Natural Resources, Market Size, Government Policy, Institutions and Political Instability," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2005-24, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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