Estimating Party Policy Positions: Japan in Comparative Context

Japanese Journal of Political Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-209

  Laver, Michael ^a   Benoit, Kenneth ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 55749092738     PISSN: 14681099     EISSN: 14740060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1468109905001830     Document Type: Article

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