The federalism of fracking: How the locus of policy-making authority affects civic engagement

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 344-368

  Arnold, Gwen ^a   Holahan, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84897434329     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjt064     Document Type: Article

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