Why is Stabilization Sometimes Delayed? Reevaluating the Regime-Type Hypothesis

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 286-312

  Oatley, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributive conflict; Inflation; Macroeconomic stabilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642377562     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414003262072     Document Type: Review

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