Beyond patronage: Violent struggle, ruling party cohesion, and authoritarian durability

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 869-889

  Levitsky, Steven R ^a   Way, Lucan A ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84871636768     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592712002861     Document Type: Article

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