Party government and policy responsiveness: Evidence from three parliamentary democracies

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Party government and policy responsiveness : Evidence from three parliamentary democracies. / Toshkov, Dimiter; Mäder, Lars; Rasmussen, Anne.

In: Journal of Public Policy, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2020, p. 329 - 347.

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Toshkov, D, Mäder, L & Rasmussen, A 2020, 'Party government and policy responsiveness: Evidence from three parliamentary democracies', Journal of Public Policy, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 329 - 347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X18000417

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Toshkov, D., Mäder, L., & Rasmussen, A. (2020). Party government and policy responsiveness: Evidence from three parliamentary democracies. Journal of Public Policy, 40(2), 329 - 347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X18000417

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Toshkov D, Mäder L, Rasmussen A. Party government and policy responsiveness: Evidence from three parliamentary democracies. Journal of Public Policy. 2020;40(2):329 - 347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X18000417

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Toshkov, Dimiter ; Mäder, Lars ; Rasmussen, Anne. / Party government and policy responsiveness : Evidence from three parliamentary democracies. In: Journal of Public Policy. 2020 ; Vol. 40, No. 2. pp. 329 - 347.

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