Upstream influence: The positive impact of PAC contributions on Marcellus Shale roll call votes in Pennsylvania

Interest Groups and Advocacy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 293-314

  Mallinson, Daniel J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign contributions; Influence; Interest groups; Political action committees; State politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959083172     PISSN: 20477414     EISSN: 20477422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/iga.2014.3     Document Type: Article

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