Populist policies in the transition to democracy

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 932-953

  Mejía, Daniel ^a   Posada, Carlos Esteban ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Conflict; Democracy; Inequality; Oligarchy; Populism

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048939022     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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