Oligarchy in the United States?

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 731-751

  Winters, Jeffrey A ^a   Page, Benjamin I ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951214254     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592709991770     Document Type: Article

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