Gender, campaign finance, and electoral success in municipal elections

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-97

  Adams, Brian E ^a   Schreiber, Ronnee ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; GENDER ISSUE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 79251592259     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2010.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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