Reconstituting the submerged state: The challenges of social policy reform in the Obama era

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 803-824

  Mettler, Suzanne ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 77957784268     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592710002045     Document Type: Article

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