Riding the Wave: World Trade and Factor-Based Models of Democratization

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 447-464

  Ahlquist, John S ^a,b   Wibbels, Erik ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859811854     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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