Political prowess or lady luck? Evaluating chief executives legislative success rates

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1342-1356

  Saiegh, Sebastian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70450194527     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609990181     Document Type: Article

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