The median voter model across levels of government

Public Choice

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 119-138

  Turnbull, Geoffrey K ^b   Mitias, Peter M ^a  

^a HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033449429     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018364416730     Document Type: Article

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