Why hasn't democracy slowed rising inequality?

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 103-124

  Bonica, Adam ^a   McCarty, Nolan ^b,c   Poole, Keith T ^b   Rosenthal, Howard ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84886010601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.27.3.103     Document Type: Article

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