The party system in the European parliament: Collusive or competitive?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 309-331

  Hix, Simon ^a   Kreppel, Amie ^b   Noury, Abdul ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 0041473468     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5965.00424     Document Type: Review

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