Explaining Variation in Casework among State Legislators

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-56

  Freeman, Patricia K ^a   Richardson Jr , Lilliard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0038888960     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440157     Document Type: Article

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