Modeling the legislator as an agent for the party: The effects of strict party discipline on legislator voting behavior

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 490-499

  Longley, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

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EID: 0242287270     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byg027     Document Type: Review

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