Laying down the law? Interest group influence on state adoption of animal cruelty felony laws

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 442-457

  Allen, Mahalley D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interest groups; Policy outcomes; State policymaking

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; LEGISLATION; POLICY MAKING; STATE ROLE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 23844555791     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2005.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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