Stag hunting with the state AG: Anti-tobacco litigation and the emergence of cooperation among state attorneys general

Law and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-454

  Schmeling, Thomas A ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 26644441003     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0265-8240.2003.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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