Legislative organization theory and committee preference outliers in state senates

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-87

  Prince, D W ^a   Overby, L Marvin ^b  

^a BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 33745600579     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000500500104     Document Type: Article

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