Institutional constraints, political opposition, and interstate dispute escalation: Evidence from parliamentary systems, 1946-89

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-287

  Prins, Brandon C ^a   Sprecher, Christopher ^a  

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EID: 0033416880     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343399036003002     Document Type: Article

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