Popular Sovereignty and the Search for Appropriate Institutions*

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 341-370

  March, James G ^a   Olsen, Johan P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84976155201     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X00004207     Document Type: Article

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