The autocratic legacy of early statehood

American Political Science Review

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 471-494

  Hariri, Jacob Gerner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 84865490919     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055412000238     Document Type: Review

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