Greed and grievance: The role of economic agendas in the conflict in Solomon Islands

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 56-71

  Allen, Matthew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; LAND RIGHTS; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; WORLD;

EID: 25844460828     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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