The democratic deficit in the states

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 148-166

  Lax, Jeffrey R ^a   Phillips, Justin H ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84855944257     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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