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Terrorism and investment in Africa: Exploring the role of military expenditure

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|Jul 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2022.2.6 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0097 | Journal ISSN: 2392-1641
Language: English
Page range: 92 - 112
Submitted on: Jan 9, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 25, 2022
Published on: Jul 18, 2022
Published by: Poznań University of Economics and Business Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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