Party fundraising, descriptive representation, and the battle for majority control: Shifting leadership appointment strategies in the U.S. house of representatives, 1990-2002

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 404-421

  Heberlig, Eric S ^a   Larson, Bruce A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34247357059     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2007.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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