Shortcuts versus encyclopedias: Information and voting behavior in california insurance reform elections

American Political Science Review

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 63-76

  Lupia, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84974489324     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2944882     Document Type: Article

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