It takes a state: A policy feedback model of women's political representation

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-91

  McDonagh, Eileen ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/S1537592709992672     Document Type: Article

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