Delaware's balancing act

Indiana Law Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1345-1405

  Armour, John ^a   Black, Bernard ^b   Cheffins, Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863916152     PISSN: 00196665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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