Authoritarian attitudes, democracy, and policy preferences among Latin American elites

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 606-620

  Stevens, Daniel ^a   Bishin, Benjamin G ^b   Barr, Robert R ^c  

^a HARTWICK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Democracy; Elites; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744753119     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00204.x     Document Type: Review

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