African economic and political developments / / Joseph M. Wilson, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 338.967 |
Collana | African Political, Economic, and Security Issues |
ISBN | 1-61122-585-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155024103321 |
New York : , : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African Growth and Opportunity Act : a five-year assessment : hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, October 20, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 68 p.) |
Soggetto topico | Investments, American - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto non controllato |
Investments, american
Africa, sub-saharan United States Business & economics Political science |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | African Growth and Opportunity Act |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694084103321 |
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cyclical patterns of government expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] ] : facts and factors / / Victor Lledó, Irene Yackovlev and Lucie Gadenne |
Autore | Lledo Victor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, African Department, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (53 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
YackovlevIrene
GadenneLucie |
Collana | IMF working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Fiscal policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Finance, Public - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4623-3658-2
1-282-84461-X 1-4518-7419-7 1-4527-6922-2 9786612844614 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; 1. Evolution of the fiscal balance in sub-Saharan Africa, current and past cycles; 1. Number of sub-Saharan African countries satisfying various macroeconomic performance and institutional quality criterial by decade; II. Literature Review; III. Empirical Strategy; A. Empirical Model and Identification; B. Data, Measurement, and Specification; IV. Results; A. Key Facts; 2. Cyclical properties of government spending, 1970-2008; 3. Robustness checks, system-GMM estimates and additional controls
4. Cyclical properties of government spending by decade B. Factors; 5. Political factors, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 6. Financing constraints, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 7. Macroeconomic stability and fiscal space, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 8. How can we explain the evolution of procyclicality over time in sub-Saharan Africa?; V. Conclusions and Policy Implications; Appendix; References; Footnotes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463675803321 |
Lledo Victor | ||
[Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, African Department, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cyclical Patterns of Government Expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa : : Facts and Factors / / Irene Yackovlev, Victor Lledo, Lucie Gadenne |
Autore | Yackovlev Irene |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (53 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LledoVictor
GadenneLucie |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Fiscal policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Finance, Public - Africa, Sub-Saharan Finance: General Macroeconomics Public Finance Fiscal Policy General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Debt Debt Management Sovereign Debt Public finance & taxation Finance Fiscal policy Procyclicality Expenditure Fiscal space Public debt Financial risk management Expenditures, Public Debts, Public |
ISBN |
1-4623-3658-2
1-282-84461-X 1-4518-7419-7 1-4527-6922-2 9786612844614 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; 1. Evolution of the fiscal balance in sub-Saharan Africa, current and past cycles; 1. Number of sub-Saharan African countries satisfying various macroeconomic performance and institutional quality criterial by decade; II. Literature Review; III. Empirical Strategy; A. Empirical Model and Identification; B. Data, Measurement, and Specification; IV. Results; A. Key Facts; 2. Cyclical properties of government spending, 1970-2008; 3. Robustness checks, system-GMM estimates and additional controls
4. Cyclical properties of government spending by decade B. Factors; 5. Political factors, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 6. Financing constraints, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 7. Macroeconomic stability and fiscal space, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 8. How can we explain the evolution of procyclicality over time in sub-Saharan Africa?; V. Conclusions and Policy Implications; Appendix; References; Footnotes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788222103321 |
Yackovlev Irene | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cyclical Patterns of Government Expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa : : Facts and Factors / / Irene Yackovlev, Victor Lledo, Lucie Gadenne |
Autore | Yackovlev Irene |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (53 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.28394 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GadenneLucie
LledoVictor |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Fiscal policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Finance, Public - Africa, Sub-Saharan Debt Management Debt Debts, Public Expenditure Expenditures, Public Finance Finance: General Financial risk management Fiscal Policy Fiscal policy Fiscal space General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation Macroeconomics National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Procyclicality Public debt Public finance & taxation Public Finance Sovereign Debt |
ISBN |
1-4623-3658-2
1-282-84461-X 1-4518-7419-7 1-4527-6922-2 9786612844614 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; 1. Evolution of the fiscal balance in sub-Saharan Africa, current and past cycles; 1. Number of sub-Saharan African countries satisfying various macroeconomic performance and institutional quality criterial by decade; II. Literature Review; III. Empirical Strategy; A. Empirical Model and Identification; B. Data, Measurement, and Specification; IV. Results; A. Key Facts; 2. Cyclical properties of government spending, 1970-2008; 3. Robustness checks, system-GMM estimates and additional controls
4. Cyclical properties of government spending by decade B. Factors; 5. Political factors, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 6. Financing constraints, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 7. Macroeconomic stability and fiscal space, impact on procyclicality, 1970-2008; 8. How can we explain the evolution of procyclicality over time in sub-Saharan Africa?; V. Conclusions and Policy Implications; Appendix; References; Footnotes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818984203321 |
Yackovlev Irene | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exchange rate assessments [[electronic resource] ] : methodologies for oil exporting countries / / Rudolfs Bems and Irineu de Carvalho Filho |
Autore | Bems Rudolfs |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, Research Department, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (37 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) | Carvalho FilhoIrineu E <1971-> (Irineu Evangelista) |
Collana | IMF working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign exchange administration - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Foreign exchange - Accounting - Africa, Sub-Saharan Fiscal policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan Petroleum industry and trade - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4623-0127-4
1-4527-7124-3 1-282-84468-7 9786612844683 1-4518-7426-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Current Account Behavior for Oil Exporters; 2. Oil Dependency and Volatility, 1970-2006; II. Price Based Methodologies; A. Regression model setup; B. Econometric results; C. Robustness; D. Implementation; Tables; 1. ERER Regression: Long-Run Coefficients (1980-2007); III. Quantity Based Methodologies; 2. Determinants of the Current Account in the Medium-Run: 1969-2007; IV. Balance Sheet-Based Methodologies; A. Theoretical Background; B. Allocation Rules; C. Determinants of Current Account Balances; D. Implementation; Text Tables
3. Time-series Data for the Dynamic ES Exercise4. NFA-Stabilizing CA Balances under Various ES Specification; 3. Evolution of NFA under Various ES Specification; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendices; 1. Implementation of Quality-Based Approaches to Real Exchange Rate Assessment; 2. Unit Root and Cointegration Tests; Appendices Tables; 1. A. Unit Root Test on Real Exchange Rate and Fundamentals (1980-2007); B. Panel Unit Root Tests; 2. Panel Cointegration Tests; 3. Sample Composition |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464590303321 |
Bems Rudolfs | ||
[Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, Research Department, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exchange Rate Assessments : : Methodologies for Oil Exporting Countries / / Irineu de Carvalho Filho, Rudolfs Bems |
Autore | de Carvalho Filho Irineu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (37 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) | BemsRudolfs |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign exchange administration - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Foreign exchange - Accounting - Africa, Sub-Saharan Fiscal policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan Petroleum industry and trade - Africa, Sub-Saharan Investments: Energy Exports and Imports Foreign Exchange Macroeconomics Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions Current Account Adjustment Short-term Capital Movements Energy: General International economics Investment & securities Currency Foreign exchange Personal income Oil Real exchange rates Current account balance Current account Income Balance of payments Petroleum industry and trade |
ISBN |
1-4623-0127-4
1-4527-7124-3 1-282-84468-7 9786612844683 1-4518-7426-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Current Account Behavior for Oil Exporters; 2. Oil Dependency and Volatility, 1970-2006; II. Price Based Methodologies; A. Regression model setup; B. Econometric results; C. Robustness; D. Implementation; Tables; 1. ERER Regression: Long-Run Coefficients (1980-2007); III. Quantity Based Methodologies; 2. Determinants of the Current Account in the Medium-Run: 1969-2007; IV. Balance Sheet-Based Methodologies; A. Theoretical Background; B. Allocation Rules; C. Determinants of Current Account Balances; D. Implementation; Text Tables
3. Time-series Data for the Dynamic ES Exercise4. NFA-Stabilizing CA Balances under Various ES Specification; 3. Evolution of NFA under Various ES Specification; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendices; 1. Implementation of Quality-Based Approaches to Real Exchange Rate Assessment; 2. Unit Root and Cointegration Tests; Appendices Tables; 1. A. Unit Root Test on Real Exchange Rate and Fundamentals (1980-2007); B. Panel Unit Root Tests; 2. Panel Cointegration Tests; 3. Sample Composition |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788712003321 |
de Carvalho Filho Irineu | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exchange Rate Assessments : : Methodologies for Oil Exporting Countries / / Irineu de Carvalho Filho, Rudolfs Bems |
Autore | de Carvalho Filho Irineu |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (37 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.01234 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BemsRudolfs |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign exchange administration - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Foreign exchange - Accounting - Africa, Sub-Saharan Fiscal policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan Petroleum industry and trade - Africa, Sub-Saharan Balance of payments Currency Current Account Adjustment Current account balance Current account Energy: General Exports and Imports Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange Income International economics Investment & securities Investments: Energy Macroeconomics Oil Personal income Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions Petroleum industry and trade Real exchange rates Short-term Capital Movements |
ISBN |
1-4623-0127-4
1-4527-7124-3 1-282-84468-7 9786612844683 1-4518-7426-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Current Account Behavior for Oil Exporters; 2. Oil Dependency and Volatility, 1970-2006; II. Price Based Methodologies; A. Regression model setup; B. Econometric results; C. Robustness; D. Implementation; Tables; 1. ERER Regression: Long-Run Coefficients (1980-2007); III. Quantity Based Methodologies; 2. Determinants of the Current Account in the Medium-Run: 1969-2007; IV. Balance Sheet-Based Methodologies; A. Theoretical Background; B. Allocation Rules; C. Determinants of Current Account Balances; D. Implementation; Text Tables
3. Time-series Data for the Dynamic ES Exercise4. NFA-Stabilizing CA Balances under Various ES Specification; 3. Evolution of NFA under Various ES Specification; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendices; 1. Implementation of Quality-Based Approaches to Real Exchange Rate Assessment; 2. Unit Root and Cointegration Tests; Appendices Tables; 1. A. Unit Root Test on Real Exchange Rate and Fundamentals (1980-2007); B. Panel Unit Root Tests; 2. Panel Cointegration Tests; 3. Sample Composition |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823365603321 |
de Carvalho Filho Irineu | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Improving skills development in the informal sector [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar |
Autore | Adams Arvil V |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 331 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SilvaSara Johansson de
RazmaraSetareh |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Small business - Africa, Sub-Saharan Labor - Africa, Sub-Saharan Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan Vocational education - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8213-9969-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background; Figure O.1 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure O.2 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Figures; Main Findings; Figure O.3 Distribution of Log Monthly Earnings by Formality Status in Nigeria; Figure O.4 Percentage of Population Belonging to the Three Poorest Consumption Quintiles in Formal, Informal, and Farm Sectors of Rwanda and Kenya; Figure O.5 Women Employed in Informal and Formal Sectors of Selected Countries
Figure O.6 Share of Population with Primary Levels of Education or More in the Formal and Informal SectorsFigure O.7 Employment by Education Level in Different Sectors of Tanzania; Figure O.8 Access to Apprenticeship across Groups in Ghana; Figure O.9 Predicted Probabilities by Educational Attainment in Rwanda; Figure O.10 Returns to Education for Wage Workers Compared with Nonwage Workers in Tanzania; Main Policy Recommendations; References; Chapter 1 Introduction; In This Chapter; Background; Public Interest in the Nonfarm Informal Sector Figure 1.1 Informal Economy as a Percentage of GNP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2006-07Figure 1.2 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure 1.3 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Skills Play Different Roles in the Formal and Informal Sectors; Tables; Table 1.1 Self-Employment as a Percentage of All Nonfarm Employment and Women as a Percentage of Self-Employment, Latest Survey Year; Boxes; Box 1.1 Why Skills Development Differs in the Informal and Formal Sectors; What We Know about Skills and the Informal Sector Figure 1.4 Percentage of Firms Offering Formal Training Programs for Permanent, Full-Time Employees, Latest Year AvailableObjectives and Structure of This Book; Notes; References; Part 1 Findings and Actions; Chapter 2 Employment in the Informal Sector; In This Chapter; Introduction; Table 2.1 Household Surveys Used for Analysis of the Informal Sector; Table 2.2 Differing Accessibility to Data for Classifying Employment in the Informal Sector among Countries and Their Household Surveys; A Profile of Those Employed; Table 2.3 Total Employmenta by Sector of Work Table 2.4 Growth of Nonfarm Employment and Self-EmploymentFigure 2.1 Informal Sector Earnings Compared with Farm Sector Earnings in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda; Figure 2.2 Distribution of Wages and Earnings in Ghana and Kenya; Figure 2.3 Urban Share of Formal and Informal Sector Work in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya; Table 2.5 Distribution of Employed by Sector and Household Consumption Quintile, Rwanda and Kenya; Figure 2.4 Women's Share of Informal Sector Work by Area in Rwanda; Figure 2.5 Gender Distribution of Employment Table 2.6 Main Reasons for Entering the Informal Sector in Tanzania |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462968003321 |
Adams Arvil V | ||
Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Improving skills development in the informal sector : strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa / / Arvil V. Adams, Sara Johansson de Silva, and Setareh Razmar |
Autore | Adams Arvil V |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 331 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SilvaSara Johansson de
RazmaraSetareh |
Collana | Directions in development |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Small business - Africa, Sub-Saharan Labor - Africa, Sub-Saharan Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan Vocational education - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
ISBN | 0-8213-9969-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background; Figure O.1 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure O.2 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Figures; Main Findings; Figure O.3 Distribution of Log Monthly Earnings by Formality Status in Nigeria; Figure O.4 Percentage of Population Belonging to the Three Poorest Consumption Quintiles in Formal, Informal, and Farm Sectors of Rwanda and Kenya; Figure O.5 Women Employed in Informal and Formal Sectors of Selected Countries
Figure O.6 Share of Population with Primary Levels of Education or More in the Formal and Informal SectorsFigure O.7 Employment by Education Level in Different Sectors of Tanzania; Figure O.8 Access to Apprenticeship across Groups in Ghana; Figure O.9 Predicted Probabilities by Educational Attainment in Rwanda; Figure O.10 Returns to Education for Wage Workers Compared with Nonwage Workers in Tanzania; Main Policy Recommendations; References; Chapter 1 Introduction; In This Chapter; Background; Public Interest in the Nonfarm Informal Sector Figure 1.1 Informal Economy as a Percentage of GNP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2006-07Figure 1.2 Youth and Urban Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985, 2010, and 2035; Figure 1.3 Wage and Salaried Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980s-2000s; Skills Play Different Roles in the Formal and Informal Sectors; Tables; Table 1.1 Self-Employment as a Percentage of All Nonfarm Employment and Women as a Percentage of Self-Employment, Latest Survey Year; Boxes; Box 1.1 Why Skills Development Differs in the Informal and Formal Sectors; What We Know about Skills and the Informal Sector Figure 1.4 Percentage of Firms Offering Formal Training Programs for Permanent, Full-Time Employees, Latest Year AvailableObjectives and Structure of This Book; Notes; References; Part 1 Findings and Actions; Chapter 2 Employment in the Informal Sector; In This Chapter; Introduction; Table 2.1 Household Surveys Used for Analysis of the Informal Sector; Table 2.2 Differing Accessibility to Data for Classifying Employment in the Informal Sector among Countries and Their Household Surveys; A Profile of Those Employed; Table 2.3 Total Employmenta by Sector of Work Table 2.4 Growth of Nonfarm Employment and Self-EmploymentFigure 2.1 Informal Sector Earnings Compared with Farm Sector Earnings in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda; Figure 2.2 Distribution of Wages and Earnings in Ghana and Kenya; Figure 2.3 Urban Share of Formal and Informal Sector Work in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya; Table 2.5 Distribution of Employed by Sector and Household Consumption Quintile, Rwanda and Kenya; Figure 2.4 Women's Share of Informal Sector Work by Area in Rwanda; Figure 2.5 Gender Distribution of Employment Table 2.6 Main Reasons for Entering the Informal Sector in Tanzania |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787317803321 |
Adams Arvil V | ||
Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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