Political competition and ethnic identification in Africa

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 494-510

  Eifert, Benn ^a   Miguel, Edward ^a   Posner, Daniel N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77954262941     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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