The foundations of limited authoritarian government: Institutions, commitment, and power-sharing in dictatorships

Journal of Politics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 300-316

  Boix, Carles ^a   Svolik, Milan W ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84876013935     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381613000029     Document Type: Article

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