Does the numerical underrepresentation of the working class in congress matter?

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-34

  Carnes, Nicholas ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856305653     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: 19399162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-9162.2011.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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