The economic sources of congressional approval

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 577-599

  Rudolph, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0038891429     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298002X200738     Document Type: Article

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