Political parties in post-communist societies: Formation, persistence, and change

Political Parties in Post-Communist Societies: Formation, Persistence, and Change

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-220

  Spirova, Maria ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230605664     Document Type: Book

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