Direct legislation: Determinants of legislator support for voter initiatives

Public Finance Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-343

  Hersch, Philip L ^a   McDougall, Gerald S ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031523607     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109114219702500304     Document Type: Article

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