The 2006 Italian general elections: Issues, dimensions and policy positions of political parties

Journal of Modern Italian Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 494-515

  Giannetti, Daniela ^a   De Giorgi, Elisabetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Left right dimension elections; Party manifestos; Policy positions

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249139827     PISSN: 1354571X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545710600979735     Document Type: Article

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