Fiscal policy outcomes and electoral accountability in American states

American Political Science Review

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 759-774

  Lowry, Robert C ^a   Alt, James E ^b   Ferree, Karen E ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032219096     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2586302     Document Type: Article

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