Paper prepared for the Conference “Understanding African Poverty in the Longue Durée”, International Institute for the Advanced Study of Cultures, Institutions, and Economic Enterprise (IIAS), Accra, July 15-17, 2010

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  • Jean-Philippe Platteau
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تاریخ انتشار 2010