Beyond marble cakes and picket fences: What U.S. federalism scholars can learn from comparative work

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 965-979

  Weissert, Carol S ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 83855165777     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611000855     Document Type: Article

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