The law's majestic equality? the distributive impact of judicializing social and economic rights

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 375-393

  Brinks, Daniel M ^a   Gauri, Varun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 84904295750     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592714000887     Document Type: Article

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