Do democracy and free markets protect us from terrorism?

International Politics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-91

  Piazza, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; MARKET; STATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERRORISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049036414     PISSN: 13845748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ip.8800220     Document Type: Article

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