Do coups create economic crises? Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
Open Access
- 21 August 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Defence and Peace Economics
- p. 1-22
Abstract
Latin America has for decades been known for its political instability. In 1930 and 1931 alone, a series of coups in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatem...Keywords
Funding Information
- Jan Wallanders och Tom Hedelius Stiftelse samt Tore Browaldhs Stiftelse (P23-0186)
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