Measuring the rule of law

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 449-460

  Skaaning, Svend Erik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conceptualization; Data set assessment; Governance indicators; Measurement validity; Rule of law

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953062739     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912909346745     Document Type: Article

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