Elections, democracy, and social services

Studies in Comparative International Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 79-97

  Nelson, Joan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTION; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLITICAL THEORY; POLITICS; PUBLIC SPENDING; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 34548363989     PISSN: 00393606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02800472     Document Type: Article

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