Democracy, capitalism, and income inequality: Seeking causal directions

Comparative Sociology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-507

  Burkhart, Ross E ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Democracy; Income inequality

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; DEMOCRACY; INCOME; MODELING;

EID: 35548991972     PISSN: 15691322     EISSN: 15691330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156913307X233683     Document Type: Article

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