Establishing the micro foundations of a macro theory: Information, movers, and the competitive local market for public goods

American Political Science Review

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 702-713

  Teske, Paul ^a   Schneider, Mark ^a   Mintrom, Michael ^a   Best, Samuel ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001522811     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2938745     Document Type: Article

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