On the return of epicycles: Some crossroads in spatial modeling revisited

Journal of Politics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 436-481

  Westholm, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0035533238     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00074     Document Type: Article

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