Competition between specialized candidates

American Political Science Review

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 745-765

  Krasa, Stefan ^a   Polborn, Mattias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 79952819274     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055410000468     Document Type: Article

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