Buying loyalty: Zimbabwe's marange diamonds

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-117

  Towriss, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DIAMOND; NATIONAL SECURITY; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARALLEL ECONOMY;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84875967788     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: 14653893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2013.765694     Document Type: Article

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