Acemoglu - 2010 - Why Is Africa Poor

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WHY IS AFRICA POOR?

a b
Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson
a
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of
Economics , E52–380, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA02142
b
Harvard University, Department of Government , IQSS , 1737
Cambridge Street N309, Cambridge, MA 01238
Published online: 23 Aug 2010.
To cite this article: Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson (2010) WHY IS AFRICA POOR?, Economic
History of Developing Regions, 25:1, 21-50, DOI: 10.1080/20780389.2010.505010
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