Formal and perceived leadership power in U.S. state legislatures

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-118

  Battista, James Coleman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Leader; Legislature; Measurement; Party; Power; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954478665     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532440010391873     Document Type: Article

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