Representation and policy responsiveness: The median voter, election rules, and redistributive welfare spending

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1014-1028

  Kang, Shin Goo ^a   Powell Jr , G Bingham ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 79951751189     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000502     Document Type: Article

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