On the role of the primary system in candidate selection

Economics and Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-190

  Oak, Mandar P ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL THEORY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745256032     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: 14680343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0343.2006.00167.x     Document Type: Review

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