The diffusion of the legitimate and the diffusion of legitimacy

Sociological Science

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-69

  Rossman, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Categories; Compatibility; Diffusion; Institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929409680     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23306696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15195/v1.a5     Document Type: Article

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