Political conflict and state failure

The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 249-296

  Bates, Robert H ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049256542     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511492648.008     Document Type: Chapter

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