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Justin Willis discusses the history of development schemes

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2018

Justin Willis discusses the history of development schemes on the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan.

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Justin Willis discusses the history of development schemes

Recent Publications

Commodification and Conflict in the Horn of Africa Borderlands

Peace and Instability: Tigray since the Pretoria Agreement

Political Economy of Cash and Markets in Sudan

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