Measurable effects of multilingualism in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdul Karim Bangura (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 146 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl.2000.146.111 |
| OpenAlex | W2015824019 |
| Language | EN |
Examined in Ms paper is the hypothesis that there is a relationship between multilingualism and economic well-being in Africa. A statistical analysis of the empirical evidence seems to suggest that the hypothesis is tenable, though the relationship between multilingualism and economic well-being may not be a causal one
Economics · Linguistics · Multilingualism · Positive economics · Sociology · Economic Growth and Development · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |