Comparing Constituency Activity by Junior Legislators in Great Britain and Ireland

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-232

  Wood, David M ^a   Young, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0040360347     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440383     Document Type: Article

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