An information rationale for the power of special interests

American Political Science Review

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 809-827

  Lohmann, Susanne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032219092     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2586305     Document Type: Article

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