Upper House Elections in Japan and the Power of the ‘Organized Vote’

Japanese Journal of Political Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 113-137

  Köllner, Patrick ^a  

^a Institute of Asian Affairs   (Germany)

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EID: 37949022830     PISSN: 14681099     EISSN: 14740060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1468109902000166     Document Type: Article

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