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Networks, distance, and trust: Telecommunications Development and changing trading practices in Ghana

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  • Overa, Ragnhild, 2006. "Networks, distance, and trust: Telecommunications Development and changing trading practices in Ghana," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(7), pages 1301-1315, July.
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