Do parties benefit from electoral manipulation? Electoral laws and heresthetics in Poland, 1989-93

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 325-358

  Kaminski, Marek M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; Elections; Electoral laws; Poland; Transitions; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037495913     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095169280201400303     Document Type: Review

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