Occurrence and policy consequences of referendums a theoretical model and empirical evidence

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-356

  Hug, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Institutions; Parliaments; Policy effects; Referendums

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042857520     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629804043205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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