Party structure and backbench dissent in the Canadian and British parliaments

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 463-482

  Garner, Christopher ^a,b   Letki, Natalia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24344498302     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0008423905040461     Document Type: Review

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