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DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Impact of fiscal consolidation in different states of domestic government debt in South Africa 1979 to 2022

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Article: 2280326 | Received 07 Mar 2023, Accepted 24 Oct 2023, Published online: 14 Nov 2023

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