Democracy, dictatorship, and disease: Political regimes and HIV/AIDS

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 373-389

  Justesen, Mogens K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Democracy; Electoral institutions; HIV AIDS; Political regimes; Proportional representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858959903     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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