Social preferences and political participation

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 845-856

  Dawes, Christopher T ^a   Loewen, Peter John ^b   Fowler, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 82455171717     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611000508     Document Type: Article

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