Evolutionary theory and political leadership: Why certain people do not trust decision makers

Journal of Politics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-299

  Smith, Kevin B ^a   Larimer, Christopher W ^b   Littvay, Levente ^c   Hibbing, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^c CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

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EID: 34247096424     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2007.00532.x     Document Type: Review

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