How to Measure the Rule of Law

Kyklos

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 262-284

  Voigt, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; INNOVATION; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84859854622     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2012.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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