Electoral competition and gender differences in political careers

Quarterly Journal of Political Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 59-102

  Folke, Olle ^a   Rickne, Johanna ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Careers in politics; Political competition; Supply of politicians; Vertical inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84968880444     PISSN: 15540626     EISSN: 15540634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/100.00014161     Document Type: Review

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