Contain the wealthy and patrol the magistrates: Restoring elite accountability to popular government

American Political Science Review

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-163

  Mccormick, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33746211390     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0003055406062071     Document Type: Article

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