Nodding or needling: Analyzing delegate responsiveness in an authoritarian parliament

American Political Science Review

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 482-502

  Malesky, Edmund ^a   Schuler, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77958480474     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055410000250     Document Type: Article

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