The merits of democracy in famine protection - Fact or fallacy?

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 699-717

  Rubin, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEMOCRACY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; FAMINE; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EID: 70449396843     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2009.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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