Revisiting the resource curse: Natural disasters, the price of oil, and democracy

International Organization

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 507-529

  Ramsay, Kristopher W ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80054915922     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002081831100018X     Document Type: Article

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