The ideological mapping of American legislatures

American Political Science Review

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 530-551

  Shor, Boris ^a   McCarty, Nolan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82455183814     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000153     Document Type: Article

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