The Politics of Problem Definition: Applying and Testing Threshold Models

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 640-653

  Wood, B Dan ^a   Doan, Alesha ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0142137782     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5907.00045     Document Type: Article

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