Does political democracy enhance human development in developing countries?: A cross-national analysis

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-268

  Tsai, Ming Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 33646947076     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2006.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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