The decider's dilemma: Leader culpability, war outcomes, and domestic punishment

American Political Science Review

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 457-477

  Croco, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 82555175778     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000219     Document Type: Article

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