In search of the government in local government: Coalition agreements and office payoffs in Norway

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-171

  Martinussen, Pål E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 0036017018     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9477.00067     Document Type: Article

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