Does Leaders ’ Western Education Matter to Authoritarian Regimes ’ Reform ? (
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Does Leaders’ Western Education Matter to Authoritarian Regimes’ Reform? (1960-2000) by Mingzhe Xu Department of Political Science Duke University Date:______________________ Approved: ________________________ Joseph Grieco, Supervisor ______________________ Emerson Niou _______________________ Bahar Leventoglu An abstract of a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Political Science in the Graduate School of Duke University
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