Leading the party: Coordination, direction, and communication

American Political Science Review

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 837-845

  Dewan, Torun ^a   Myatt, David P ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36048940331     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055407070451     Document Type: Article

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