South Sudan's Capability Trap: Building a State with Disruptive Innovation
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- Greg Larson & Peter Biar Ajak & Lant Pritchett, 2013. "South Sudan's Capability Trap: Building a State with Disruptive Innovation," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-120, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Greg Larson & Peter Biar Ajak & Lant Pritchett, 2013. "South Sudan’s Capability Trap: Building a State with Disruptive Innovation," CID Working Papers 268, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
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- K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
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