The Political Economy of Gubernatorial Smokestack Chasing: Bad Policy and Bad Politics?

State Politics & Policy Quarterly

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 270-293

  Turner, Robert C ^a  

^a Skidmore College   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248064025     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: 19461607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000300300303     Document Type: Article

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