Democracy and the “Washington consensus”

@article{Williamson1993DemocracyAT,
  title={Democracy and the “Washington consensus”},
  author={John B. Williamson},
  journal={World Development},
  year={1993},
  volume={21},
  pages={1329-1336}
}
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