Civil war and social cohesion: Lab-in-the-field evidence from Nepal

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 604-619

  Gilligan, Michael J ^a   Pasquale, Benjamin J ^a   Samii, Cyrus ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84903600967     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12067     Document Type: Article

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