Leader Survival, Revolutions, and the Nature of Government Finance

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 936-950

  De Mesquita, Bruce Bueno ^a   Smith, Alastair ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78651514905     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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