Distributive politics and the law of 1/n

Journal of Politics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 477-486

  Primo, David M ^a   Snyder Jr , James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 41549140114     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381608080444     Document Type: Article

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