Political disaster: Unilateral powers, electoral incentives, and presidential disaster declarations

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1142-1151

  Reeves, Andrew ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 83755170537     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611000843     Document Type: Article

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