To lobby alone or in a flock: Foraging behavior among organized interests

American Politics Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-34

  Gray, Virginia ^a   Lowery, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0002234519     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X9802600102     Document Type: Article

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