Is democracy a normal good? Evidence from democratic movements

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 996-1009

  Minier, Jenny A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 0035636024     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061583     Document Type: Article

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