Committee outliers in state legislatures

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-107

  Overby, L Marvin ^a   Kazee, Thomas A ^b   Prince, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 4143080437     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298004X201104     Document Type: Review

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