Gubernatorial effects on the voting behavior of national legislators

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 477-493

  Rosas, Guillermo ^a   Langston, Joy ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

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EID: 79958842052     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611000326     Document Type: Article

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