A model of social identity with an application to political economy: Nation, class, and redistribution

American Political Science Review

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-174

  Shayo, Moses ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 67651087084     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055409090194     Document Type: Article

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