Federalism and safety on americas highways

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-137

  Richardson, Lilliard E ^a   Houston, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

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EID: 58049175880     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjn028     Document Type: Article

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