Democratic change in the Arab world, past and present

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 1, 2012, Pages 363-398

  Chaney, Eric ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867177708     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: 15334465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2012.0002     Document Type: Article

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