Measuring the Effect of Direct Democracy on State Policy: Not All Initiatives Are Created Equal

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-363

  Bowler, Shaun ^a   Donovan, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14544281649     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: 19461607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000400400305     Document Type: Article

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