Buying peace or fuelling war: The role of corruption in armed conflicts

Journal of International Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 413-426

  Le Billon, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; SOCIAL CONFLICT; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 0038545487     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.993     Document Type: Article

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