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Commissars and cars: A case study in the political economy of dictatorship

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  • Lazarev, Valery
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  • Lazarev, Valery & Gregory, Paul, 2003. "Commissars and cars: A case study in the political economy of dictatorship," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 1-19, March.
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