Policy responsiveness and incumbent reelection in state legislatures

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 858-873

  Hogan, Robert E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54749093602     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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