Rethinking the Komeito voter

Japanese Journal of Political Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Ehrhardt, George ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67649684734     PISSN: 14681099     EISSN: 14740060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1468109908003344     Document Type: Article

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