Sharing the Riches of the Earth: Democratizing Natural Resource-Led Development

Ethics and International Affairs

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-62

  Slack, Keith ^a  

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EID: 34248058402     PISSN: 08926794     EISSN: 17477093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7093.2004.tb00450.x     Document Type: Article

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