Interaction effects in mixed-member electoral systems: Theory and evidence from Germany, Japan, and Italy

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1027-1053

  Cox, Karen E ^a   Schoppa, Leonard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036034721     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001041402237505     Document Type: Article

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