Amplifying public opinion: The policy impact of the U.S. environmental movement

Social Forces

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1593-1620

  Agnone, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 34447503984     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2007.0059     Document Type: Article

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