When Does Government Limit the Impact of Voter Initiatives? The Politics of Implementation and Enforcement

Journal of Politics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-68

  Gerber, Elisabeth R ^a   Lupia, Arthur ^a   McCubbins, Mathew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1442330859     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2508.2004.00141.x     Document Type: Review

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