Did women's suffrage change the size and scope of government?

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 107, Issue 6 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1163-1198

  Lott Jr , John R ^a   Kenny, Lawrence W ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033380635     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250093     Document Type: Article

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