Africa: Electoral systems in emerging democracies

The Handbook of Electoral System Choice

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 419-439

  Mozaffar, Shaheen ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34347326402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230522749     Document Type: Chapter

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