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Thailand: Toward Democratic Stability

Issue Date January 1996
Volume 7
Issue 1
Page Numbers 102-17
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About the Authors

Daniel King

Daniel King is a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His dissertation addresses issues of political-party development and elections.

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Jim LoGerfo

Jim LoGerfo is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University. He is completing a dissertation on transitions to democracy in Thailand.

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Further Reading

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