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- ↑ University of Leeds - Staff Profile
- ↑ The Guardian - Profile: Ray Bush
- ↑ Review of African Political Economy - Editors
- ↑ University of Leeds - Module and Programme Catalogue - Global Development and Africa
- ↑ UNRISD - Civil Society Strategies and Movements for Rural Asset Redistribution and Improved Livelihoods
- ↑ University of Leeds - Global Development and Justice Research Group
- ↑ University of Leeds List of Publications - Ray Bush
- ↑ Leeds Reporter - Chasing gold and broken promises in Ghana
- ↑ The Guardian - Thursday 2 December 2010: Mining companies are not interested in Africa's development