Political trust and the vote in multiparty elections: The Canadian case

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-146

  Bélanger, Éric ^a   Nadeau, Richard ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 13744252305     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2005.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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