Legislative party discipline and cohesion in comparative perspective

Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 103-120

  Depauw, Sam ^a   Martin, Shane ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

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EID: 84918874316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203889220     Document Type: Chapter

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