Large electorates and decisive minorities

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 107, Issue 6 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1199-1217

  Campbell, Colin M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033383090     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250094     Document Type: Article

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