Left-right party ideology and government policies: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-29

  Imbeau, Louis M ^a   Pétry, François ^b   Lamari, Moktar ^c  

^a Centre d'analyse des politiques publiques   (Canada)

^b Pavillon Charles De Koninck   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0035539527     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011889915999     Document Type: Article

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