Capturing government policy on the left-right scale: Evidence from the united kingdom, 1956-2006

Political Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 720-745

  Hakhverdian, Armèn ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70449431427     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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