Negative lobbying and policy outcomes

American Politics Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-146

  McKay, Amy ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

congressional polarization; interest groups; lobbying environment; negative lobbying; presidential support; public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855936211     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X11413435     Document Type: Article

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