Electoral Governance matters: Explaining the quality of elections in contemporary Latin America

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-98

  Hartlyn, Jonathan ^a   McCoy, Jennifer ^b   Mustillo, Thomas M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratization; Election administration; Electoral governance; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749055143     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414007301701     Document Type: Article

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