Direct Presidential Elections: A World Summary

Electoral Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-455

  Blais, André ^a   Massicotte, Louis ^a   Dobrzynska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Democracy; Majority; Plurality; Presidential elections; Runoff

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION;

EID: 0031420906     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(97)00020-6     Document Type: Article

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