Constituency preference and police consolidation: The case of West Hollywood

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 235-242

  Finney, Miles ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 26844454219     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1999.tb00678.x     Document Type: Article

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