Qatar: Democratic reforms and global status

Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: A Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 250-274

  Bahry, Louay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84961174389     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203850053     Document Type: Chapter

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