Presidential policy initiation and the politics of agenda control

Congress and the Presidency

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-36

  Steger, Wayne P ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937264132     PISSN: 07343469     EISSN: 19441053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07343469709507823     Document Type: Article

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