Political accountability, proxy accountability, and the democratic legitimacy of legislatures

The Least Examined Branch: The Role of Legislatures in the Constitutional State

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 45-75

  Schacter, Jane S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511511035.005     Document Type: Chapter

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