Tinpots, totalitarians (and democrats): An empirical investigation of the effects of economic growth on civil liberties and political rights

Public Choice

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 289-323

  Islam, Muhammed N ^a   Winer, Stanley L ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 3843095054     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:puch.0000019912.48692.29     Document Type: Article

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