Self-Interest vs. Symbolic Politics in Policy Attitudes and Presidential Voting

American Political Science Review

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1980, Pages 670-684

  Sears, David O ^a   Lau, Richard R ^b   Tyler, Tom R ^c   Allen, Harris M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84971146114     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1958149     Document Type: Article

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