Political sophistication and attributions of blame in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-650

  Gomez, Brad T ^a   Wilson, J Matthew ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58849143011     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjn016     Document Type: Article

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