Bicameralism: EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF BICAMERALISM AND IMPLICATIONS

@inproceedings{Tsebelis1997BicameralismES,
  title={Bicameralism: EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF BICAMERALISM AND IMPLICATIONS},
  author={George Tsebelis and Jeannette Money},
  year={1997}
}
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