The color of devolution: Race, federalism, and the politics of social control

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 536-553

  Soss, Joe ^a   Fording, Richard C ^b   Schram, Sanford F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 47249110958     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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