An informational rationale for political parties

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 90-110

  Snyder Jr , James M ^a   Ting, Michael M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0036006525     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3088416     Document Type: Article

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