The coalition and the constitution

The Coalition and the Constitution

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-148

  Bogdanor, Vernon ^a,b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b British Academy   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Advanced Legal Studies   (United Kingdom)

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