Weak states, weak societies: Europe's east-west gap

Acta Politica

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 11-40

  Sissenich, Beate ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Associations; Civil society; Governance; Political participation; State capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951042875     PISSN: 00016810     EISSN: 17411416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ap.2009.28     Document Type: Article

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