How proportional are the ‘british ams’ systems?

Representation

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 316-328

  Dunleavy, Patrick ^a   Margetts, Helen ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 25144522332     PISSN: 00344893     EISSN: 17494001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00344890408523280     Document Type: Article

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