Malaysia: Turnover without change

Journal of Democracy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-127

  Pepinsky, Thomas B ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33846833481     PISSN: 10455736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jod.2007.0013     Document Type: Review

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