The Electoral Roots of America's Dysfunctional Government

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 709-731

  Abramowitz, Alan I ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84924858816     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psq.12063     Document Type: Article

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