Neopatrimonial regimes and political transitions in africa

World Politics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 453-489

  Bratton, Michael ^a   De Walle, Nicolas Van ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATISATION; NEOPATRIMONIAL REGIME; POLITICAL TRANSITION; TRANSITION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0028248925     PISSN: 00438871     EISSN: 10863338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2950715     Document Type: Article

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