Collective action, political parties, and pro-development public policy

Asian Development Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-118

  Keefer, Philip ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; DEMOCRACY; ELECTION; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION;

FAR EAST;

EID: 79959589190     PISSN: 01161105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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