Electoral competition under the threat of political unrest

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 499-531

  Ellman, Matthew ^a   Wantchekon, Leonard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039842661     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355300554836     Document Type: Article

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