Demystifying the Niger Delta conflict: Towards an integrated explanation

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 33, Issue 109, 2006, Pages 391-406

  Idemudia, Uwafiokun ^a   Ite, Uwem E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33749439363     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240601000762     Document Type: Article

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