Taxing political life: Reevaluating the relationship between voluntary association membership, political engagement, and the state

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 739-764

  Sobieraj, Sarah ^a   White, Deborah ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

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EID: 14844288437     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2004.tb02312.x     Document Type: Article

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