Self-employment and Conflict in Colombia

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-142

  Bozzoli, Carlos ^a,b   Brück, Tilman ^a,b   Wald, Nina ^a,b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Households in Conflict Network (HiCN)   (Germany)

Author keywords

civil conflict; Colombia; rural labor markets; self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875121484     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002712464849     Document Type: Review

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