Economic versus cultural differences: Forms of ethnic diversity and public goods provision

American Political Science Review

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 644-662

  Baldwin, Kate ^a   Huber, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 79952814091     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055410000419     Document Type: Article

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