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Low Savings Rates in the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas): The Role of the Political Instability-Income Interaction

South East European Journal of Economics and Business
Volume 8 (2013): Issue 2 (November 2013)
By: Nurudeen Abu,  Mohd Zaini Abd Karim and  Mukhriz Izraf Azman Aziz  
Open Access
|Nov 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2013-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2233-1999
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Language: English
Page range: 53 - 63
Published on: Nov 20, 2014
Published by: University of Sarajevo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
savings,
political instability
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Political economics,
Political economics, other

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