Quota legislation and the election of women: Learning from the Costa Rican experience

Journal of Politics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1203-1223

  Jones, Mark P ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 8744261002     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3816.2004.00296.x     Document Type: Review

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