Elite supply 'blockages' and the failure of national bill of rights initiatives in Australia: A comparative westminster analysis

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 341-364

  Erdos, David ^a  

^a BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELITE POLITICS; LEGAL RIGHTS; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL HISTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 47249140803     PISSN: 14662043     EISSN: 17439094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14662040802176566     Document Type: Article

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