Investigating interest group representation on the pacific fisheries management council

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 782-789

  Holahan, Robert ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency design; Federalism; Fisheries; Interest groups; Majority rule voting

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING COMMUNITY; FISHING INDUSTRY; POLICY MAKING; QUOTA SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 83455237308     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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