A wider race? Interstate competition across health and welfare programs

Journal of Politics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 326-347

  Bailey, Michael A ^a   Rom, Mark Carl ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442497013     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2004.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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