Legislative professionalism and the demand for groups: The institutional context of interest population density

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 661-679

  Berkman, Michael B ^a  

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EID: 0040925657     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440274     Document Type: Article

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