The changing impact of electoral structure on black representation in the South, 1970-1996

Public Choice

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 369-388

  Sass, Tim R ^a   Pittman Jr , Bobby J ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0034404469     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005188617535     Document Type: Article

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