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Party competition and electoral turnout: Downs’s calculus in a multiparty system

In: Constitutional Economics and Public Institutions

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  • Juha Helin
  • Hannu Nurmi

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This extensive book explores in detail a wide range of topics within the public choice and constitutional political economy tradition, providing a comprehensive overview of current work across the field.

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  • Juha Helin & Hannu Nurmi, 2013. "Party competition and electoral turnout: Downs’s calculus in a multiparty system," Chapters, in: Francisco Cabrillo & Miguel A. Puchades-Navarro (ed.), Constitutional Economics and Public Institutions, chapter 9, pages 160-176, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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