Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2005, 41(3): 461-486 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2005.41.3.07

Assessing Institutional Determinants of MP Behaviour: Survey Data from the Baltic States

Vello Pettai
Department of Political Science, University of Tartu

Published: June 1, 2005  Show citation

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