A formal model of learning and policy diffusion

American Political Science Review

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-332

  Volden, Craig ^a   Ting, Michael M ^b   Carpenter, Daniel P ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52949120711     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055408080271     Document Type: Article

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