A theory of presidents' public agenda setting

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-208

  Canes Wrone, Brandice ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congress; Game theory; Presidency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035614697     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951692801013002003     Document Type: Article

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