Whodunnit? Voters and responsibility in Canadian federalism

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 627-654

  Cutler, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 53849145023     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: 17449324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423908080761     Document Type: Article

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