The structure of inequality and Americans' attitudes toward redistribution

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 811-821

  Luttig, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84886606232     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nft025     Document Type: Article

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