Income inequality and demand for redistribution: A multilevel analysis of european public opinion

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-119

  Finseraas, Henning ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

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EID: 58449122190     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: 14679477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2008.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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