The politics of income inequality in the United States

The Politics of Income Inequality in the United States

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-201

  Kelly, Nathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84927010255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511576225     Document Type: Book

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