China, Autocratic Patron? An Empirical Investigation of China as a Factor in Autocratic Survival

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-33

  Bader, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84924330478     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/isqu.12148     Document Type: Article

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