Congressional campaign spending and the quality of democracy

Journal of Politics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 757-789

  Coleman, John J ^a   Manna, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0034350105     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00032     Document Type: Article

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