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How development leads to democracy: what we know about modernization

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How development leads to democracy: what we know about modernization. / Inglehart, Ronald; Welzel, Christian Peter.
In: Foreign Affairs, Vol. 88, No. 2, 04.2009, p. 33-48.

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Inglehart, R & Welzel, CP 2009, 'How development leads to democracy: what we know about modernization', Foreign Affairs, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 33-48. <http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64821/ronald-inglehart-and-christian-welzel/how-development-leads-to-democracy>

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Inglehart, R., & Welzel, C. P. (2009). How development leads to democracy: what we know about modernization. Foreign Affairs, 88(2), 33-48. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64821/ronald-inglehart-and-christian-welzel/how-development-leads-to-democracy

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Inglehart R, Welzel CP. How development leads to democracy: what we know about modernization. Foreign Affairs. 2009 Apr;88(2):33-48.

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