Democracy Comes to Europe: Franchise Extension ...

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of democracy in Western Europe during the period 1830-1938. Our data set ... suggests, the extension of the franchise was not an "all or nothing" decision, nor ...... records, suggest that state governments or representatives elected after this ex-.
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