Myths and meanings of voting power: Comments on a symposium

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-97

  Felsenthal, Dan S ^a   Machover, Moshé ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actual and a priori voting power; European union; I power; P power; Strategic measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035578351     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951692801013001004     Document Type: Article

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