Youth livelihoods in transition : poverty, 'fast money' and diamonds in Kono District, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, one of the world's poorest countries, is still recovering from a protracted civil war in which diamonds were implicated as the main source of financing for rebel activity. The view that diamonds still present a significant threat in the post-conflict period are based on fears that...

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Main Author: Conteh, Emmanuel
Published: University of Reading 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553030