From Argentina to Zambia: A world-wide test of economic voting

Electoral Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-316

  Wilkin, Sam ^a   Haller, Brandon ^b   Norpoth, Helmut ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic voting; Worldwide test

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC VOTING; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; VOTING BEHAVIOUR;

ARGENTINA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0031428925     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(97)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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