Do Governors Matter? Budgeting Rules and the Politics of State Policymaking

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 409-417

  Barrilleaux, Charles ^a   Berkman, Michael ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0742321658     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290305600403     Document Type: Review

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