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Partisan Competition and the Decline in Legislative Capacity among Congressional Offices
dc.contributor.authorCrosson, Jesse M.
dc.contributor.authorFurnas, Alexander C.
dc.contributor.authorLapira, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorBurgat, Casey
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-05T15:06:09Z
dc.date.available2022-09-05 11:06:07en
dc.date.available2021-10-05T15:06:09Z
dc.date.issued2021-08
dc.identifier.citationCrosson, Jesse M.; Furnas, Alexander C.; Lapira, Timothy; Burgat, Casey (2021). "Partisan Competition and the Decline in Legislative Capacity among Congressional Offices." Legislative Studies Quarterly (3): 745-789.
dc.identifier.issn0362-9805
dc.identifier.issn1939-9162
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/170223
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherUniversity of Chicago Press
dc.subject.othercontract with America
dc.subject.otherlegislative capacity
dc.subject.otherlegislative staff
dc.subject.otherpolitical partie
dc.subject.otherCongress
dc.titlePartisan Competition and the Decline in Legislative Capacity among Congressional Offices
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPolitical Science
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/lsq.12301
dc.identifier.sourceLegislative Studies Quarterly
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