Perceptions and reality: Economic voting at the 2004 European Parliament elections
One of the most influential explanations of voting behaviour is based on economic factors: when the economy is doing well, voters reward the incumbent government and when the economy is doing badly, voters punish the incumbent. This reward-punishment model is thought to be particularly appropriate a...
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Wiley Blackwell
2008
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