War and local collective action in Sierra Leone

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1144-1157

  Bellows, John ^a   Miguel, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Civil war; Collective action; Local public goods; Sierra Leone

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350396827     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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