Causes and consequences of political clientelism: Mexico's PRD in comparative perspective

Latin American Politics and Society

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 123-153

  Hilgers, Tina ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOCRACY; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; POLITICAL POWER; POVERTY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 64349123895     PISSN: 1531426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2008.00032.x     Document Type: Article

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