Democracy, credibility, and clientelism

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 371-406

  Keefer, Philip ^a   Vlaicu, Razvan ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 51849097678     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm054     Document Type: Article

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