Is Canada a westminster or consensus democracy? A brief analysis

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 837-841

  Studlar, Donley T ^a   Christensen, Kyle ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846010455     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096506061014     Document Type: Review

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