Does inequality cause conflict?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-412

  Cramer, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; SOCIAL CONFLICT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0037869121     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.992     Document Type: Article

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