Fuzzy decision making in politics: A linguistic fuzzy-set approach (LFSA)

Political Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-56

  Arfi, Badredine ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 26844438447     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpi002     Document Type: Article

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