Information effects in collective preferences

American Political Science Review

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 545-558

  Althaus, Scott L ^a  

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

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EID: 0032220674     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2585480     Document Type: Article

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