Minority governments, minimal winning coalitions and surplus majorities in parliamentary systems

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-29

  Crombez, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0030547851     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1996.tb00639.x     Document Type: Article

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