Democracy and human rights in the Mexican states: Elections or social capital?

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 293-312

  Beer, Caroline ^a   Mitchell, Neil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2942550409     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-8833.2004.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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