The illusory leader: Natural resources, taxation and accountability

Public Choice

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 285-313

  McGuirk, Eoin F ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Africa; Curses; Democracy; Natural resources; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873721366     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-011-9820-0     Document Type: Article

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