Does Politics Really Matter? Policy and Government's Equalizing Influence in the United States

American Politics Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 264-284

  Kelly, Nathan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Income distribution; Inequality; Policy consequences; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142699364     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X03259938     Document Type: Review

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