Economic performance and political outcomes: An analysis of the Turkish parliamentary and local election results between 1950 and 2004

Public Choice

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 77-105

  Akarca, Ali T ^a   Tansel, Aysit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 33749352596     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-005-9013-9     Document Type: Article

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