The impact of constitutional structures and collective and competitive veto points on income inequality in industrialized democracies

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-200

  Birchfield, Vicki ^a   Crepaz, Markus M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032173378     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.00404     Document Type: Article

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