Beyond minerals: Broadening 'economies of violence' in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo;Au-delà des minéraux: L'extension des 'économies de violencé dans l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 40, Issue 135, 2013, Pages 32-50

  Laudati, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; parallel economies; resource curse; resource wars; violent economies

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARALLEL ECONOMY; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RESOURCE ECONOMY; VIOLENCE; WAR;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 84874625147     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2012.760446     Document Type: Article

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