Unveiling the demographic 'action' in class-action lawsuits: Two instructional cases

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 491-505

  Morrison, Peter A ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied demography; Class action; Law; Teaching

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; LEGISLATION;

EID: 0033496710     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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