Single-Member Districts and the Representation of Women in American State Legislatures: The Effects of Electoral System Change

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-175

  King, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 3543096723     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: 19461607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000200200203     Document Type: Article

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