Paradoxes of democratic accountability: Polarized parties, hard decisions, and no despot to veto

Critical Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 91-113

  Murakami, Michael H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65249143439     PISSN: 08913811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08913810802316365     Document Type: Article

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