Federalism, regulatory lags, and the political economy of energy production

University of Pennsylvania Law Review

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 431-508

  Spence, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84873150656     PISSN: 00419907     EISSN: 19428537     Source Type: Journal    
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