Regressive socioeconomic distribution and democratic survival

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 677-699

  Reenock, Christopher ^a   Bernhard, Michael ^b   Sobek, David ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC NEEDS; DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC THEORY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 34548076621     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2007.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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