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Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy /

Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few explanat...

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Autores principales: Oliver, J. Eric, 1966- (Autor), Callen, Zachary (Autor), Ha, Shang E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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