The turnout 'gap' and the costs of voting - A comparison of participation at the 2001 general and 2002 local elections in England

Public Choice

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 333-344

  Rallings, Colin ^a   Thrasher, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs and benefits of voting; Local and general elections; Turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250821007     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-9118-9     Document Type: Review

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