Does democracy matter? A transatlantic research design on democratic performance and special purpose governments

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-76

  Skelcher, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845769419     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muj014     Document Type: Article

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