Searching for good policies

American Political Science Review

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 643-662

  Callander, Steven ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80955155054     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000426     Document Type: Article

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