The rise of the American regulatory state: A view from the progressive era

Handbook on the Politics of Regulation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 113-128

  Law, Marc T ^a   Kim, Sukkoo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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