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Civil war and economic growth: the case for a closer look at forms of mobilization

Arnab BiswasSocial Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Colin O’ReillySocial Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, USA
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James T. BangDepartment of Finance, Economics and Decision Science, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, USA
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Aniruddha MitraEconomics Program, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA
Pages 1057-1061 | Published online: 25 Jan 2016

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