Voter influence and big policy change: The positive political economy of the new deal

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-37

  Fleck, Robert K ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 41249102643     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/528999     Document Type: Article

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