Do Policymakers Locate Prisons for Economic Development?
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Do Policymakers Locate Prisons for Economic Development?
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عنوان ژورنال: Growth and Change
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0017-4815,1468-2257
DOI: 10.1111/0017-4815.00174