Interest groups, veto points, and electricity infrastructure deployment

International Organization

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 263-286

  Henisz, Witold J ^a   Zelner, Bennet A ^a  

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EID: 33644895678     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818306060085     Document Type: Article

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