The federal balanced budget force: Modeling variations from 1904 to 1996

Journal of Politics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 817-845

  Wood, B Dan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034350116     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00034     Document Type: Article

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