Inequality and democracy why inequality harms consolidation but does not affect democratization

World Politics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 589-622

  Houle, Christian ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; DEMOCRATIZATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELITE POLITICS; EQUITY;

EID: 74349106275     PISSN: 00438871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043887109990074     Document Type: Article

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