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CENTER DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 882
POLITICAL RENTS, PROMOTION INCENTIVES,
AND SUPPORT FOR A NON-DEMOCRATIC REGIME
Valery Lazarev
Yale University and University of Houston
March 2004
Notes: Center Discussion Papers are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussions and
critical comments.
I would like to thank Aimee Chin, Steven Craig, Paul Gregory, Timothy Guinnane, Mark
Harrison, and Gavin Wright for helpful comments and suggestions.
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