A goal for reform: Make elections worth stealing

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 681-686

  Donovan, Todd ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34948886757     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096507071089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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