Dealing in discipline: Party switching and legislative voting in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, 1988-2000

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 910-925

  Heller, William B ^a   Mershon, Carol ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 53149118257     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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