Does oil still hinder democracy?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1067-1083

  Oskarsson, Sven ^a   Ottosen, Eric ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954709497     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380903151058     Document Type: Article

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