Alternative models of issue voting: The case of the 1991 and 1995 elections in Belgium

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 319-346

  Maddens, Bart ^a   Hajnal, Istvan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035533233     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011021820810     Document Type: Article

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