Measuring ethnic fractionalization in Africa

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 849-863

  Posner, Daniel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 8344232481     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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