On the politics of judicial selection: Lawyers and state campaigns for the merit plan

Public Choice

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 79-97

  Hanssen, F Andrew ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036116982     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013007124929     Document Type: Article

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