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Kenneth Sokoloff on Inequality in the Americas

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  • Peter H. Lindert, 2008. "Kenneth Sokoloff on Inequality in the Americas," NBER Chapters, in: Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, pages 363-372, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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