The political sources of systematic investment risk: Lessons from a consensus democracy

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 661-677

  Bechtel, Michael M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 67749093494     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609090525     Document Type: Article

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