Incommensurability and issue voting

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-131

  Patty, John W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral models; Elimination by aspects; Policy convergence; Taboo

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847746730     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: 14603667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629807074264     Document Type: Article

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