Duverger's Laws: Between social and institutional determinism

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-41

  Da Silva, Virgílio Afonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 33645031757     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2005.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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