The impact of external factors on regime transition: Lessons from the Russian regions

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 346-401

  Obydenkova, Anastassia ^a   Libman, Alexander ^b  

^a Ministry of Innovation and Science of Spain   (Spain)

^b FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEMOCRATIZATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POLITICAL THEORY;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84865261455     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1060-586X.28.3.346     Document Type: Article

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