George W. Bush, the party system, and American federalism

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 478-504

  Milkis, Sidney M ^a   Rhodes, Jesse H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 44849098673     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjm012     Document Type: Article

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