The political costs of taxes and government spending

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-111

  Landon, Stuart ^a   Ryan, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0001712434     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136361     Document Type: Article

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