Time, term limits, and turnover: Trends in membership stability in U.S. State legislatures

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-381

  Moncrief, Gary F ^a   Niemi, Richard G ^b   Powell, Lynda W ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 25844524764     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298004X201212     Document Type: Review

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