Geographical Features vs. Institutional Factors : New Perspectives on the Growth of Africa and Middle-East
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- Olivier Parent & Abdallah Zouache, 2009. "Geographical Features vs. Institutional Factors: New Perspectives on The Growth of Africa and Middle-East," Working Papers 490, Economic Research Forum, revised Jun 2009.
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