Does Foreign Direct Investment Reduce Poverty in Africa and are There Regional Differences?

Gaston Gohou; Issouf Soumaré

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Does Foreign Direct Investment Reduce Poverty in Africa and are There Regional Differences?

Gaston Gohou Issouf Soumaré

World Development Vol. 40 No. 1 pp. 75-95 · Elsevier BV

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Gaston Gohou, Issouf Soumaré (2012). Does Foreign Direct Investment Reduce Poverty in Africa and are There Regional Differences?. World Development, 40(1), 75-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.05.014

Does Foreign Direct Investment Reduce Poverty in Africa and are There Regional Differences?

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