Electoral fraud, the rise of Peron and demise of checks and balances in Argentina

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-197

  Alston, Lee J ^a   Gallo, Andrés A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Credible commitment; Critical junctures; Property rights; Rule of law; Supreme Court

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950857526     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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