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Overview. / Page, John; Tarp, Finn.

Mining for Change: Natural Resources and Industry in Africa. red. / John Page; Finn Tarp. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020. s. 1-23 (WIDER Studies in Development Economics).

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

Harvard

Page, J & Tarp, F 2020, Overview. i J Page & F Tarp (red), Mining for Change: Natural Resources and Industry in Africa. Oxford University Press, Oxford, WIDER Studies in Development Economics, s. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198851172.003.0001

APA

Page, J., & Tarp, F. (2020). Overview. I J. Page, & F. Tarp (red.), Mining for Change: Natural Resources and Industry in Africa (s. 1-23). Oxford University Press. WIDER Studies in Development Economics https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198851172.003.0001

Vancouver

Page J, Tarp F. Overview. I Page J, Tarp F, red., Mining for Change: Natural Resources and Industry in Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2020. s. 1-23. (WIDER Studies in Development Economics). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198851172.003.0001

Author

Page, John ; Tarp, Finn. / Overview. Mining for Change: Natural Resources and Industry in Africa. red. / John Page ; Finn Tarp. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020. s. 1-23 (WIDER Studies in Development Economics).

Bibtex

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