Ethnicity and networks in African trade

Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Fafchamps, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 14944377398     PISSN: 15380645     EISSN: 15380645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1538-0645.1227     Document Type: Review

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