Do majority-black districts limit blacks' representation? The case of the 1990 redistricting

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-274

  Washington, Ebonya ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870157253     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661991     Document Type: Article

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