Pawns take queen: The destabilizing effects of regional parties in Europe

Constitutional Political Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-159

  Brancati, Dawn ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cabinet stability; Decentralization; Federalism; Regional parties

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444573236     PISSN: 10434062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10602-005-2233-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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