What Wins Votes: Why Some Politicians Opt Out of Clientelism

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 568-583

  Weitz Shapiro, Rebecca ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864022689     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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