Radical change at the ballot box: Causes and consequences of electoral behavior in Venezuela's 2000 elections

Latin American Politics and Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-134

  Molina V , José E ^a   Pérez Baralt, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; POLITICAL CHANGE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1942475076     PISSN: 1531426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2004.tb00267.x     Document Type: Article

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