Ironies of state building: A comparative perspective on the american state

World Politics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 547-588

  King, Desmond ^a   Lieberman, Robert C ^a  

^a NONE

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COMPARATIVE STUDY; STATE BUILDING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249130541     PISSN: 00438871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043887109000185     Document Type: Article

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