Electoral competition and democratic responsiveness: A defense of the marginality hypothesis

Journal of Politics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 911-921

  Griffin, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 85047698238     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2006.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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