The tariff and the lobbyist: Political institutions, interest group politics, and U.S. trade policy

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 427-445

  Ehrlich, Sean D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE TRADE; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLICY MAKING; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TRADE POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649170958     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2008.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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