Electoral turnout and income redistribution by the state: A cross-national analysis of the developed democracies

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-183

  Mahler, Vincent A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 38849176956     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2007.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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