The temporal diffusion of morality policy: The case of death penalty legislation in the American States

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 766-780

  Mooney, Christopher Z ^a   Mei Hsien, Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORALITY; SOCIAL POLICY; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0343963686     PISSN: 00190292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1999.tb02002.x     Document Type: Article

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