National Academies Press biographical memoir chapter on William H. Riker, crediting his 1962 Theory of Political Coalitions with the size principle and minimal winning coalitions, and the later Riker-Downs debate.
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PublisherNational Academy of Sciences
URLhttps://www.nationalacademies.org/read/10169/chapter/17
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National Academies Press: Riker Biographical Memoir
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