Democratic transition and consolidation in a polarized system: The role of the center in El Salvador

Party Politics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-188

  Ryan, Jeffrey J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic transition; El Salvador; Political center; Political polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040147846     PISSN: 13540688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354068897003002002     Document Type: Article

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