A possible solution to the paradox of voter turnout

Journal of Politics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 974-995

  Kanazawa, Satoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0032194854     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2647727     Document Type: Article

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