Volcanic politics: Executive-legislative relations in Britain, 1997-2005

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 385-406

  Flinders, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748652086     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361140600848986     Document Type: Review

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