The electoral allure of direct democracy: The effect of initiative salience on voting, 1990-96

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-181

  Lacey, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 33745625084     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000500500204     Document Type: Review

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