The impact of ethics laws on legislative recruitment and the occupational composition of state legislatures

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 619-627

  Rosenson, Beth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33846603799     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290605900411     Document Type: Review

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