The deprivation-protest paradox: How the perception of unfair economic inequality leads to civic unrest

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The deprivation-protest paradox : How the perception of unfair economic inequality leads to civic unrest. / Power, Séamus A.

In: Current Anthropology, Vol. 59, No. 6, 01.12.2018, p. 765-789.

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Power, SA 2018, 'The deprivation-protest paradox: How the perception of unfair economic inequality leads to civic unrest', Current Anthropology, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 765-789. https://doi.org/10.1086/700679

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Power, S. A. (2018). The deprivation-protest paradox: How the perception of unfair economic inequality leads to civic unrest. Current Anthropology, 59(6), 765-789. https://doi.org/10.1086/700679

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Power SA. The deprivation-protest paradox: How the perception of unfair economic inequality leads to civic unrest. Current Anthropology. 2018 Dec 1;59(6):765-789. https://doi.org/10.1086/700679

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Power, Séamus A. / The deprivation-protest paradox : How the perception of unfair economic inequality leads to civic unrest. In: Current Anthropology. 2018 ; Vol. 59, No. 6. pp. 765-789.

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