Patronage, the Pendleton Act, and the power of the people

Journal of Politics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-68

  Theriault, Sean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0037319678     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2508.t01-1-00003     Document Type: Article

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