Public opinion and parliamentary action: Responsiveness of the German Bundestag in comparative perspective

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 292-311

  Brettschneider, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

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EID: 0030222573     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/8.3.292     Document Type: Article

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