Democracy and human development

Journal of Politics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-17

  Gerring, John ^a   Thacker, Strom C ^b   Alfaro, Rodrigo ^c  

^a USA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BBVA University Institute for Economic and Social Analysis University of Alcalá   (Spain)

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EID: 84857151303     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611001113     Document Type: Article

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