Conservative party statecraft and the politics of coalition

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-24

  Hayton, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84890536057     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gst019     Document Type: Article

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