Elite social relations and corporate political donations in Britain

Political Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-85

  Bond, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846998587     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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