The policy space of party manifestos

Estimating the Policy Position of Political Actors

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 90-114

  McDonald, Michael D ^a   Mendes, Silvia M ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85138361679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203451656-9     Document Type: Chapter

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