Looking for locals: Voter information demands and personal vote-earning attributes of legislators under proportional representation

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 437-449

  Shugart, Matthew Søberg ^a,c   Valdini, Melody Ellis ^a,d   Suominen, Kati ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 27744512683     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2005.00133.x     Document Type: Review

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