Diamonds, foreign aid and the uncertain prospects for post-conflict reconstruction in Sierra Leone

Round Table

Volumn 94, Issue 381, 2005, Pages 443-457

  Grant, J Andrew ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Diamonds; Foreign aid; Governance; Post conflict reconstruction; Sierra Leone

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DIAMOND; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL AID; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 25144445934     PISSN: 00358533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00358530500243690     Document Type: Article

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