Political and economic factors affecting agricultural PAC contribution strategies

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 397-407

  Van Doren, Terry D ^a   Hoag, Dana L ^b   Field, Thomas G ^b  

^a AESOP Enterprises   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agriculture; PAC contributions; Political market; Public choice; Senate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; POLITICAL POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032853446     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244590     Document Type: Article

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