Political instability and growth in dictatorships

Public Choice

Volumn 125, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 445-470

  Overland, Jody ^c   Simons, Kenneth L ^a   Spagat, Michael ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 28444463254     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-005-3060-0     Document Type: Review

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