Chiefs: Economic development and elite control of civil society in sierra leone

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 319-368

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a,b   Reed, Tristan ^c   Robinson, James A ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84901276204     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674988     Document Type: Article

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