Prime ministers, presidentialism and westminster smokescreens

Political Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 671-690

  Bevir, Mark ^a   Rhodes, R A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33947398691     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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