Incumbent electoral fortunes and regional economic performance during Russia's 2000-2001 regional executive election cycle

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-79

  Konitzer Smirnov, Andrew ^a  

^a Kennan Institute Adv Russian Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL POLITICS;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0038316445     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1060-586X.19.1.46     Document Type: Article

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