Is there a politically optimal level of judicial independence?

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 712-729

  Hanssen, F Andrew ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4043050173     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828041464470     Document Type: Review

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