A dynamic model of state budget outcomes under divided partisan government

Journal of Politics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1035-1069

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

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034348274     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00045     Document Type: Article

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