Troubles with the neighbours: Africa's problem, Africa's opportunity

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 120-142

  Easterly, William ^a   Levine, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN POLICY; GEOPOLITICAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0031746273     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jae.a020941     Document Type: Article

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