Ecology, trade, and states in pre-colonial africa

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 612-640

  Fenske, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84901266641     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12042     Document Type: Article

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