The timing of cabinet reshuffles in five Westminster parliamentary systems

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 327-363

  Kam, Christopher ^a   Indridason, Indridi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

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EID: 33746492234     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298005X201581     Document Type: Review

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