Oil, nontax revenue, and the redistributional foundations of regime stability

International Organization

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-138

  Morrison, Kevin M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 67650908613     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818309090043     Document Type: Article

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