Race-based redistricting, core constituencies, and legislative responsiveness to constituency change

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-51

  LeVeaux, Christine ^a   Garand, James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038284873     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.t01-1-8401003     Document Type: Article

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