Why Czech parliamentary party groups vote less unitedly. The role of frequent voting and big majorities in passing bills

Sociologicky Casopis

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 423-442

  Linek, Lukáš ^a   Rakušanová, Petra ^a  

^a Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

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