Electoral System Effects on Gender Representation: The Case of Mixed Systems

Japanese Journal of Political Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-227

  Vengroff, Richard ^a   Krisch, Henry ^a   Creevey, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0141448578     PISSN: 14681099     EISSN: 14740060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1468109900002024     Document Type: Article

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