Electoral Laws and the Effective Number of Candidates in Presidential Elections

Journal of Politics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 171-184

  Jones, Mark P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937177662     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2647780     Document Type: Article

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