Multidimensional responsiveness: The determinants of legislators' representational priorities

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-184

  Harden, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84876206479     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: 19399162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lsq.12009     Document Type: Article

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