Race, Hurricane Katrina, and government satisfaction: Examining the role of race in assessing blame

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 671-691

  Forgette, Richard ^a   King, Marvin ^a   Dettrey, Bryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 58849095852     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjn017     Document Type: Article

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