Thailand: Minimally stable, minimally democratic

International Political Science Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 512-528

  Ferrara, Federico ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Democracy; democratization; developing nations; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555185057     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: 1460373X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512111418080     Document Type: Article

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