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The threat of social decline: income inequality and radical right support

Sarah Englera Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-1091
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David Weisstannerb Department of Social Policy and Intervention, Institute for New Economic Thinking, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 153-173 | Published online: 03 Mar 2020

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