Tactical coordination in plurality electoral systems

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 504-522

  Myatt, David P ^a   Fisher, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; KNOWLEDGE; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036989035     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/18.4.504     Document Type: Article

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