Controlling the Airwaves: Incumbency Advantage and Community Radio in Brazil

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 869-885

  Boas, Taylor C ^a   Hidalgo, F Daniel ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80054023425     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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