Economic development, violent leader removal, and democratization

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1002-1020

  Miller, Michael K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85027933461     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2012.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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