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Costly Discrimination and Ethnic Conflict: The Case of the Liberian Civil Wars

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  • Andrew T. Young, 2023. "Costly Discrimination and Ethnic Conflict: The Case of the Liberian Civil Wars," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 38(Spring 20), pages 49-69.
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    Keywords

    ethnic conflict; Liberia; political economy;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General
    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • N40 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • N47 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Africa; Oceania

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