Benchmarking across borders: Electoral accountability and the necessity of comparison

American Political Science Review

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 661-684

  Kayser, Mark Andreas ^a   Peress, Michael ^b  

^a HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 84865487571     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055412000275     Document Type: Review

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