Social Class, Economic Inequality, and the Convergence of Policy Preferences: Evidence from 24 Modern Democracies

Canadian Review of Sociology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 266-288

  Andersen, Robert ^a   Curtis, Josh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84939453780     PISSN: 17556171     EISSN: 1755618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cars.12077     Document Type: Article

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