An empirical analysis of municipal choice in Portugal

Local Government Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 401-425

  Cruz, José Neves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IDEOLOGY; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250645819     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930701289620     Document Type: Article

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