Party expenditure and electoral prospects: A national level analysis of Britain

Electoral Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 519-532

  Fisher, Justin ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challengers; Elections; Incumbents; National; Party finance

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; PARTY POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033485296     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(99)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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