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Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-234

Political competition and electoral fraud: A Latin American case study

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EID: 0001456279     PISSN: 00221953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/002219599551958     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (27)

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