Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics: The Role of Campaigns in Lawmaking

Law and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 373-401

  Biddulph, Sarah ^a   Cooney, Sean ^a   Zhu, Ying ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84865718591     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2012.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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