A tale of political trust in American cities

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 530-560

  Rahn, Wendy M ^a   Rudolph, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 27944449347     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfi056     Document Type: Article

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