State history, historical legitimacy and modern ethnic diversity

How much does the antiquity of states, and the sometimes arbitrary nature of colonial boundaries, explain the modern degree of theory of ethnic diversity and income disthnic diversity? It is shown that states with greater historical legitimacy (more continuity between the pre-colonial and post-colon...

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Main Authors: Bleaney, Michael, Dimico, Arcangelo
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32783/