From Evaluating Democracy Assistance to Appraising Democracy Promotion
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Does democracy assistance promote democracy?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Political Studies
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0032-3217,1467-9248
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00653.x