Greens in a rainbow: The impact of participation in government of the Green parties in Belgium

New Parties in Government: In Power for the First Time

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 104-120

  Delwit, Pascal ^a   van Haute, Emilie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 70349999051     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203938591     Document Type: Chapter

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