Representation, electoral reform, and democracy: Theoretical and empirical lessons from the 1996 elections in Israel

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1310-1336

  Hazan, R Y ^a   Rahat, G ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0034556264     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414000033010003     Document Type: Article

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