Does political trust matter? An empirical investigation into the relation between political trust and support for law compliance

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-291

  Marien, Sofie ^a   Hooghe, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 78651067372     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2010.01930.x     Document Type: Article

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