The fate of young democracies

The Fate of Young Democracies

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-188

  Kapstein, Ethan B ^a   Converse, Nathan ^b  

^a CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511817809     Document Type: Book

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