Patronage and ideology in electoral behavior: Evidence from Egypt's first presidential elections

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 241-248

  Al Ississ, Mohamad ^a   Atallah, Samer ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Ideology; Patronage; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939934340     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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