Buying expertise: Campaign contributions and attention to policy analysis in congressional committees

American Political Science Review

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-109

  Esterling, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33947530140     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055407070116     Document Type: Article

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