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What Can We Predict About Libya and the Arab Spring from Statistical Studies?
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Alan M Green
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June 24, 2011
While research using cross country data and analysis is rife with statistical problems, the best papers do provide valuable insight. This commentary illustrates how an excellent paper on democratization provides a useful “stability threshold” that helps to understand current events in the Middle East, especially the Western intervention in Libya.
Published Online: 2011-6-24
©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
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