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- Easterly, W.
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- World Bank (US)
- Corresponding author
- Easterly, William
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- Easterly, William
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- Journal of Economic Growth
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- 2001-12
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- 6
- Issue
- 4
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- 317-335
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- 1381-4338 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7020
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Development › Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Productivity
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Keywords
- income inequality, ethnic divisions, resource endowment, economic development, economic growth, infrastructure, political instability, civil war, ethnic minorities, democracy, social modernization, economic policy
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