Coalition government and satisfaction with democracy: An analysis of New Zealand's reaction to proportional representation

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-79

  Karp, Jeffrey A ^a   Bowler, Shaun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035539526     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011826902795     Document Type: Article

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