Trouble in Paradise?: The Erosion of System Support in Costa Rica, 1978-1999

Latin American Research Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 160-185

  Seligson, Mitchell A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0011674576     PISSN: 00238791     EISSN: 15424278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0023879100019397     Document Type: Article

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