Uncertain prospects of commodity-dependent developing countries

Commodities, Governance and Economic Development under Globalization

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 139-162

  Sindzingre, Alice ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

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EID: 84867985245     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230274020     Document Type: Chapter

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