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Prosperity and Violence by Robert H. Bates When Things Fell Apart by Robert H. Bates Markets and States in Tropical Africa by Robert H. Bates Analytic Narratives by Robert H. Bates The Development Dilemma by Robert H. Bates Essays on the Political Economy of Rural Africa by Robert H. Bates Open-Economy Politics by Robert H. Bates Africa and the Disciplines by Robert H. Bates The Development Dilemma by Robert H. Bates Beyond the Miracle of the Market by Robert H. Bates


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