Modeling committee chair selection in the U.S. house of representatives

Political Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 274-289

  Cann, Damon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 47649130491     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpm036     Document Type: Article

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