Parliamentary Federations and Limited Government: Constitutional Design and Redesign in Australia and Canada

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 205-230

  Sharman, Campbell ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; constitutional design; federalism; parliamentary government

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965470316     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: 14603667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951692890002002004     Document Type: Article

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