A new measure of policy spending priorities in the American states

Political Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-24

  Jacoby, William G ^a   Schneider, Saundra K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62549086601     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpn009     Document Type: Article

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