Party government in the new Europe

Party Government in the New Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-256

  Keman, Hans ^a   Müller Rommel, Ferdinand ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84906432343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203111611     Document Type: Book

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