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Chiefs: Economic Development and Elite Control of Civil Society in Sierra Leone

Working paper 26 Sep 2013 State and Political Economy

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  • Clientelism and state capacity: Persistence and change in Sierra Leone and Colombia

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Daron Acemoglu

Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tristan Reed

Economist, World Bank

James Robinson

University Professor, University of Chicago
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