The perils of unearned income

Journal of Politics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 780-793

  Smith, Alastair ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46849108763     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381608080754     Document Type: Article

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