Community networks and the process of development

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 49-76

  Munshi, Kaivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84943275337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.4.49     Document Type: Article

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