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Why nations fail: defense spending, fighting commitment and, inter-nations-prosperity-poverty-gap

Binbin MengSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 357-382 | Received 29 Aug 2013, Accepted 28 Apr 2014, Published online: 12 Jun 2014

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