Does gerrymandering cause polarization?

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 666-680

  McCarty, Nolan ^c   Poole, Keith T ^a   Rosenthal, Howard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67650938822     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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