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Does Democracy Engender Equality?

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  • John E. Roemer

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  • John E. Roemer, 2003. "Does Democracy Engender Equality?," Discussion Papers 03-08, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics.
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    1. David Austen-Smith & Michael Wallerstein, 2003. "Redistribution in a Divided Society," Discussion Papers 1362, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.

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