Claiming credit in the U.S. federal system: Testing a model of competitive federalism

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 232-256

  Nicholson Crotty, Sean ^a   Theobald, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Aurora Research Consulting   (United States)

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EID: 79953695072     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjq029     Document Type: Article

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