Multimember districts' effect on collaboration between U.S. state legislators

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 329-353

  Kirkland, Justin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 84864215997     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: 19399162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-9162.2012.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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