Region, local context, and voting at the 1997 general election in England

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 640-654

  Johnston, Ron ^a   Jones, Kelvyn ^a   Propper, Carol ^a   Burgess, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34250678370     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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