The economic origins of democracy reconsidered

American Political Science Review

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-80

  Freeman, John R ^a   Quinn, Dennis P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857965938     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000505     Document Type: Review

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