TY - BOOK AU - Serven,Luis ED - World Bank. TI - Uncertainty, instability, and irreversible investment: theory, evidence, and lessons for Africa AV - HG3881.5.W57 P63 no. 1722 U1 - 332.6 PY - 1997///] CY - Washington, DC PB - World Bank, Policy Research Dept., Macroeconomics & Growth Division KW - Investments N1 - "February 1997"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-35) N2 - The paper has two objectives: summarizes the recent analytical and empirical literature in irreversible investment, and gauges the relevance of the uncertainty -investment link for Sub-Saharan Africa ER -