The usefulness of imperfect elections: The case of village elections in rural China

Economics and Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 453-480

  Brandt, Loren ^a   Turner, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; INCENTIVE; POLITICAL REFORM; RURAL AREA; RURAL POLITICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 35348998509     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: 14680343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0343.2007.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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