Whither the Colombian two-party system? An assessment of political reforms and their limits

Electoral Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 485-509

  Moreno, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colombia; Elections; Electoral rules; Registration rules

Indexed keywords

POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18144379547     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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