The incentive to listen: Progressive ambition, resources, and opinion monitoring among state legislators

Journal of Politics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 439-456

  Maestas, Cherie ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038673229     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2508.t01-3-00008     Document Type: Review

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