The pattern of democracy in the twentieth century: A study of the polity index

Public Choice and the Challenges of Democracy

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 255-276

  Jensen, Peter Sandholt ^a   Paldam, Martin ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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