Minimum Responsiveness and the Political Exclusion of the Poor

Bertrall Ross; ;

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Minimum Responsiveness and the Political Exclusion of the Poor

Bertrall Ross

CO-AUTHORS Terry Smith

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Law and Contemporary Problems

DATE

2009

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Bertrall Ross

Constitutional Law and Legal History

Citation

Bertrall Ross & Terry Smith, Minimum Responsiveness and the Political Exclusion of the Poor, 72 Law and Contemporary Problems 197-222 (2009).

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