Voting against spending cuts: The electorcal costs of fiscal adjustments in Europe

European Union Politics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-493

  Mulas Granados, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic voting; Elections; Fiscal adjustments

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644605606     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116504047313     Document Type: Article

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