Electoral institutions, social cleavages, and candidate competition in presidential elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-106

  Jones, Mark P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTY POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0345764845     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(02)00056-2     Document Type: Article

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