Government performance and political accountability at subnational level: The electoral fate of local incumbents in Norway

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-259

  Martinussen, Pål E ^a  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

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EID: 4444365327     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2004.00105.x     Document Type: Review

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