The End of Authoritarian Rule and the Mythology of Tunisia under Ben Ali

Mediterranean Politics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-195

  Cavatorta, Francesco ^a   Haugbølle, Rikke Hostrup ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

TUNISIA;

EID: 84864643239     PISSN: 13629395     EISSN: 17439418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2012.694043     Document Type: Article

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