Democracy and national economic performance: The preference for stability

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 634-657

  Quinn, Dennis P ^a   Woolley, John T ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035534490     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669243     Document Type: Article

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