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The Control of Politicians in Normal Times and Times of Crisis : Wealth Accumulation by U.S. Congressmen, 1850-1880

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Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal in the United States

Collins, William J. - 2011

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Consolidating the Evidence on Income Mobility in the Western States of Germany and the U.S. From 1984-2006

Bayaz-Ozturk, Gulgun - 2013

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