Paradigm in distress? Primary commodities and civil war

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-450

  Ron, James ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Civil war; Natural resources; Political violence; Rentier states

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944462391     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002705277519     Document Type: Review

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