Credible commitment and property rights: Evidence from Russia

American Political Science Review

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 453-466

  Frye, Timothy ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4644336449     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055404001273     Document Type: Review

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