Do corporate PACs restrict competition?: An empirical examination of industry PAC contributions and entry

Business and Society

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-156

  Dean, Thomas J ^a   Vryza, Maria ^b   Fryxell, Gerald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Household International Inc   (United States)

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EID: 33644850296     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000765039803700202     Document Type: Article

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