Mexicans react to electoral fraud and political corruption: an assessment of public opinion and voting behavior

Electoral Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 483-503

  McCann, James A ^a   Domínguez, Jorge I ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032400881     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(98)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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