The ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’: An empirical study of the rational actor and party capability hypotheses in the High Court 1948-99

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-274

  Smyth, Russell ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034344451     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713649335     Document Type: Article

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