منابع مشابه
Democracy and Redistribution
Boix, Carles. Democracy and redistribution / Carles Boix. p. cm. – (Cambridge studies in comparative politics) Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Democratization
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1351-0347,1743-890X
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2015.1094460