Institutional inconsistency and political instability: Polity duration, 1800-2000

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 893-908

  Gates, Scott ^a,b   Hegre, Håvard ^a   Jones, Mark P ^c   Strand, Håvard ^d  

^a PRIO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 33748807502     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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