Elected mayors I: Political innovation, electoral systems and revitalising democracy

Local Government Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-21

  Sandford, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

EID: 3242801266     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300393042000230894     Document Type: Article

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