Of rules and speakers: Toward a theory of institutional change for the U.S. house of representatives

Social Science History

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 349-366

  Bensel, Richard ^a  

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EID: 0041116393     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-24-2-349     Document Type: Review

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