Political development, agriculture, and ethnic divisions: An African perspective

African Development Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-182

  Grabowski, Richard ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COLONIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ETHNICITY; INCOME; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750868272     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2006.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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