State capacity and economic development: A network approach

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2364-2409

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   García Jimeno, Camilo ^b   Robinson, James A ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84938863963     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20140044     Document Type: Article

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