Communist successor parties and government survival in Central Eastern Europe

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 530-558

  Tzelgov, Eitan ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communist successor parties; Electoral deficit; Government survival; Regime divide

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955046667     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2010.01937.x     Document Type: Article

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