A review of The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions, by Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman.
About the Author
Thomas J. Biersteker is Henry R. Luce Professor of Transnational Organizations and director of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University.
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