Windfall gains, political economy and economic development

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Dalgaarda, Carl Johan ^a   Olsson, Ola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 71549157829     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejm033     Document Type: Article

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