Disenchanted or discerning: Voter turnout in post-communist countries

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 473-491

  Pacek, Alexander C ^a   Pop Eleches, Grigore ^b   Tucker, Joshua A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67749118412     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609090409     Document Type: Article

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