Decoupling values from action: An event-history analysis of the election of women to parliament in the developing world, 1945-90

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-95

  Swiss, Liam ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decoupling; Developing world; Policy; Women in politics; World society

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTION; GENDER ROLE; HUMAN RIGHTS; NATION STATE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 59649130358     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715208100981     Document Type: Article

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