Severing the Electoral Connection: Shirking in the Contemporary Congress

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 316-325

  Rothenberg, Lawrence S ^a   Sanders, Mitchell S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034400893     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669313     Document Type: Article

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