The determinants of state legitimacy: Results for 72 countries

International Political Science Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Gilley, Bruce ^a,b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Legitimacy; Legitimation; Political support; Rights; Universalism; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144466735     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: 1460373X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512106058634     Document Type: Article

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