Political survival and endogenous institutional change

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-197

  De Mesquita, Bruce Bueno ^a   Smith, Alastair ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratization; Endogenous institutional change; Leader survival; Political institutions; Revolution; Selectorate politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149171621     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414008323330     Document Type: Article

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