The institutional and demographic determinants of Latino representation

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 399-426

  Casellas, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 70349229877     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298009788897781     Document Type: Article

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