Information, visibility and elections: Why electoral outcomes differ when voters are better informed

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 256-280

  Blais, André ^a   Gidengil, Elisabeth ^b   Fournier, Patrick ^a   Nevitte, Neil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 61849139965     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2008.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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