Is There a Necessary Condition for Democracy? The Role of State Capacity in Postcommunist Countries

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 903-930

  Fortin, Jessica ^a  

^a GESIS LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

democratization; postcommunism; state capacity; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862247365     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414011428587     Document Type: Article

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