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The curse of aid

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Simeon Djankov
Jose Montalvo
Marta Reynal-Querol ()

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Volume (Year): 13 (2008)
Issue (Month): 3 (September)
Pages: 169-194
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Keywords: Effectiveness of aid; Democracy;

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