Trade protection and the role of campaign contributions in U.S. Food and tobacco industries

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-248

  Lopez, Rigoberto A ^a   Pagoulatos, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0030545199     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1996.tb01375.x     Document Type: Article

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