Implications of an economic theory of conflict: Hindu-Muslim violence in India

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 719-765

  Mitra, Anirban ^a   Ray, Debraj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EXPENDITURE; INCOME; POST-INDEPENDENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL CONFLICT; VIOLENCE;

INDIA;

EID: 84904416001     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676316     Document Type: Article

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