African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Determinants of regional economic growth in Kenya

Naftaly Gisore Mose
  • Naftaly Gisore Mose
  • Department of Economics, School of Economics, University of Eldoret, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 20 September 2020
  •  Accepted: 30 November 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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