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The Affluent Worker: Political attitudes and behaviour
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The politics of affluence and group affiliations as discussed by the authors have been studied extensively in the last few decades in the field of political science and social sciences, and the results show that affluence is correlated with political orientations.Abstract:
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Party choice and political orientations 3. The politics of affluence 4. Politics and group affiliations 5. Conclusions Appendixes References Index.read more
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