The strategic timing of position taking in congress: A study of the North American Free Trade Agreement

American Political Science Review

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 324-338

  Box Steffensmeier, Janet M ^a   Arnold, Laura W ^a   Zorn, Christopher J W ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031477981     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2952359     Document Type: Article

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