Consequences of social inequality for democracy in Western Europe

Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-45

  Schäfer, Armin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Democratic theory; Inequality; Political participation; Satisfaction with democracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014426250     PISSN: 18652646     EISSN: 18652654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12286-010-0086-6     Document Type: Article

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