Duverger's law is working in Italy

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 312-327

  Reed, Steven R ^a  

^a CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0035587366     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414001034003004     Document Type: Article

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