The effectiveness of constituency campaign spending in Australian state elections during times of electoral volatility: The New South Wales case, 1988-95

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1119-1128

  Forrest, J ^c   Johnston, R J ^a   Pattie, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; NATIONAL POLITICS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0032854832     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a311119     Document Type: Article

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