Independent candidates in China's local people's congresses: A typology

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 19, Issue 64, 2010, Pages 311-333

  Junzhi, He ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS;

CHINA;

EID: 77649224300     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: 14699400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670560903444256     Document Type: Article

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