Constituency influence in congress: Does subconstituency matter?

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 389-415

  Bishin, Benjamin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0013212510     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440413     Document Type: Article

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