Land and Law in Colonial India
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- Nicholas Wilson, 2010. "Antiretroviral Therapy and Demand for HIV Testing: Evidence from Zambia," Center for Development Economics 2011-01, Department of Economics, Williams College.
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- D45 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Rationing; Licensing
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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