Decentralization and the nationalization of party systems

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-263

  Lago Peñas, Ignacio ^a   Lago Peñas, Santiago ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ELECTION; FISCAL REFORM; NATIONALISM; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 79958864938     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c1014r     Document Type: Article

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