Do parties reflect public concerns?

Democratic Politics and Party Competition: Essays in Honour of Ian Budge

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 105-123

  Bara, Judith ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84917357251     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203965771     Document Type: Chapter

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