The political economy of growth: Democracy and human capital

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 333-347

  Baum, Matthew A ^a   Lake, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038106019     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5907.00023     Document Type: Article

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