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      What does the ‘militariat’ do when it rules? military regimes: the Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia

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            Review of African Political Economy
            Review of African Political Economy
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            September 1996
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            : 69
            : 387-404
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            8704204 Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 23, No. 69, September 1996, pp. 387-404
            10.1080/03056249608704204
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