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Africa"s overgrown state reconsidered : bureaucracy and economic growth · DECfinder

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Africa"s overgrown state reconsidered : bureaucracy and economic growth

Archived 2024DEC · Record PN-ACL-489

ASSOCIATES FOR INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT (AIRD)

Africa"s overgrown state reconsidered : bureaucracy and economic growth

Goldsmith, Arthur A. · 2001

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Record ID: PN-ACL-489
Language: English
File: PDF
Contract no.: AOT-0546-Q-00-5271-00##AOT-0546-A-00-5073-00##AOT-0546-A-00-5133-00##AOT-A-00-95-00073-00##AOT-Q-00-95-00271-00

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Impact assessment1,621→

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Classification

Document type: Studies & Literature Reviews
DEC type: Other USAID Supported Study/Document
Geography: Africa south of Sahara
Subject: Economic growth and development
DEC terms: BureaucraciesEconomic growthImpact assessmentPublic administrationThe state
Sponsoring organization: USAID. Bur. for Africa. Ofc. of Sustainable Development
Authoring organization: Associates for International Resources and Development (AIRD)BHM International, Inc.Harvard University. John F. Kennedy School of Government
Language: English

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