Judicial Reform: The Neglected Priority in Latin America

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 550, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-71

  Ratliff, William ^a   Buscaglia, Edgardo ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038869767     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716297550001005     Document Type: Article

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