The logic of authoritarian bargains

Economics and Politics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-125

  Desai, Raj M ^a,b   Olofsgård, Anders ^a,c   Yousef, Tarik M ^a,d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^d MOHAMMED BIN RASHID SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; LOGISTICS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 61549111886     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: 14680343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0343.2008.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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