The 1988 constitution a decade later: Ugly compromises reconsidered

Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 5-24

  Reich, Gary M ^a  

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CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM; NATIONAL POLITICS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032420813     PISSN: 00221937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/166452     Document Type: Article

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