Lies, damned lies, and campaign promises? Environmental legislation in the 105th congress

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 400-419

  Ringquist, Evan J ^a   Dasse, Carl ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942752159     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.08502009.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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