Who passes business's model bills? Policy capacity and corporate influence in U.S. state politics

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 582-602

  Hertel Fernandez, Alexander ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84910685949     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592714001601     Document Type: Article

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