The politics of appeasement? Politics and federal financial disbursements: The case of Ethiopia

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Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-24

  Ishiyama, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 82255164475     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjq037     Document Type: Article

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