Economic crisis, party system change, and the dynamics of class voting in Venezuela, 1973-2003

Electoral Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 467-479

  Heath, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class voting; Economic voting; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; ELITE POLITICS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; LEADERSHIP; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL CHANGE; POPULISM; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 67849088517     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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