Money and majorities in the Federal Republic of Germany: Evidence for a veto players model of government spending

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 707-736

  Bawn, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033440263     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2991832     Document Type: Article

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