Constitutions and democratic performance in semi-presidential democracies

Japanese Journal of Political Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-303

  Cheibub, José Antonio ^a   Chernykh, Svitlana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 55749110940     PISSN: 14681099     EISSN: 14740060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1468109908003149     Document Type: Article

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