Resolving the Democracy Paradox: Democratization and Women's Legislative Representation in Developing Nations, 1975 to 2009

American Sociological Review

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 380-408

  Fallon, Kathleen M ^a   Swiss, Liam ^b   Viterna, Jocelyn ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

democracy; development; gender; politics

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; GENDER RELATIONS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL RELATIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 84861755377     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122412443365     Document Type: Article

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