The endogeneity of the initiative: A comment on Marschall and Ruhil

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 356-363

  Matsusaka, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745632765     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000500500402     Document Type: Review

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