Where's the bias? A reassessment of the Chilean electoral system

Electoral Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-314

  Zucco Jr , Cesar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chile; Electoral Systems; Political Institutions

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248216457     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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