Presidentialism, elections and representation

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-60

  Samuels, David J ^b   Shugart, Matthew Soberg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sch of International Relations 0519 ^*

Author keywords

Accountability; Elections; Electoral systems; Presidentialism; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046983452     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951692803151002     Document Type: Article

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