'May God Give Us Chaos, So That We Can Plunder': A critique of 'resource curse' and conflict theories

Development

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 14-21

  Lahiri Dutt, Kuntala ^a  

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LEGISLATION; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL THEORY;

EID: 33748420053     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 14617072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.development.1100268     Document Type: Article

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