Income inequality, party polarization, and roll-call voting in the U.S. Senate

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1109-1128

  Garand, James C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951760433     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000563     Document Type: Article

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