Who lobbies whom? special interest politics under alternative electoral systems

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 874-892

  Naoi, Megumi ^a   Krauss, Ellis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70349443319     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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