The Good Fight: Competition at the Polls Calls for Creative Marketing and New Tactics

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Main Author:	Gold, Anne Marie
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2005
Subjects:	Marketing Competition Public Libraries Elections Bond Issues Taxes
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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