Citizen restraints on "Leviathan" government: Transition politics in Bulgaria

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 307-338

  Koford, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandit; Bulgaria; Leviathan; P26; Rent seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041970854     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(00)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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