Federalism and public responsiveness to policy

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-52

  Wlezien, Christopher ^a   Sorokay, Stuart N ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 79951895254     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjq025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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