On the influence of extreme parties in electoral competition with policy-motivated candidates

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-29

  Casamatta, Georges ^a   De Donder, Philippe ^a  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

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EID: 29144503907     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-005-0019-5     Document Type: Article

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