Economics and elections in Western Europe: 1960-1997

Electoral Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 183-197

  Chappell Jr , Henry W ^a   Veiga, Linda Gonçalves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Elections; Europe; Macroeconomics; Voting

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ELECTION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 0344002707     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(99)00047-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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