The structure of inequality and the politics of redistribution

American Political Science Review

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 316-336

  Lupu, Noam ^a   Pontusson, Jonas ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 79959238077     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000128     Document Type: Article

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