America's political crisis: The unsustainable state in a time of unraveling

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-285

  Jacobs, Lawrence ^a   King, Desmond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68349089060     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096509090568     Document Type: Article

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