Explaining rare events in international relations

International Organization

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 693-715

  King, Gary ^a   Zeng, Langche ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035618101     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00208180152507597     Document Type: Article

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