The Tragedy of the Few

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The Tragedy of the Few. / Scavenius, Theresa.

In: Res Publica, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2016, p. 53-65.

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Scavenius, T 2016, 'The Tragedy of the Few', Res Publica, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 53-65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-015-9311-0

APA

Scavenius, T. (2016). The Tragedy of the Few. Res Publica, 22(1), 53-65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-015-9311-0

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Scavenius T. The Tragedy of the Few. Res Publica. 2016;22(1):53-65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-015-9311-0

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Scavenius, Theresa. / The Tragedy of the Few. In: Res Publica. 2016 ; Vol. 22, No. 1. pp. 53-65.

Bibtex

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