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    Dealing with Tyranny: International Sanctions and Autocrats’ Duration 

    Escribà-Folch, Abel; Wright, Joseph G. (2008-06)

    This paper enquires into whether economic sanctions are effective in destabilizing authoritarian rulers. We argue that this effect is mediated by the type of authoritarian regime against which sanctions are imposed. Thus, ...

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    Of Coalition and Speed: Passage and Duration of Statutes in Uruguay's Parliament, 1985-2000 

    Magar, Eric; Moraes, Juan Andrés (2008-06)

    We report preliminary findings from analysis of a database under construction. The paper explores the legislative process in search for some of the alleged consequences of cabinet coalitions in a presidential system. ...