The impact of electoral reform at the local level in Africa: the case of Senegal's 1996 local elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-482

  Vengroff, Richard ^a   Ndiaye, Momar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL REFORM; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

SENEGAL;

EID: 0032400838     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(98)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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