Crossing the line: Local ethnic geography and voting in Ghana

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 344-361

  Ichino, Nahomi ^a   Nathan, Noah L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84877987527     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055412000664     Document Type: Article

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