The perverse consequences of electoral reform in the United States

American Politics Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 471-491

  Berinsky, Adam J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Election reform; Political participation; Representation; Turnout; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144489533     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X04269419     Document Type: Article

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