Public opinion, elites, and democracy

Critical Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 501-528

  Shapiro, Robert Y ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0007282854     PISSN: 08913811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08913819808443514     Document Type: Article

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