Government growth and professionalism in U.S. state legislatures

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 563-584

  Malhotra, Neil ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947383680     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298006X201931     Document Type: Review

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