Gender equal legislatures: Evaluating the proposed Nunavut electoral system

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 305-315

  Young, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; GENDER EQUALITY; NUNAVUT PEOPLE;

CANADA;

EID: 0031422556     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3551574     Document Type: Review

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