Manipulating electoral rules to manufacture single-party dominance

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-47

  McElwain, Kenneth Mori ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38549083182     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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