Fiscal policy, public debt stabilisation and politics: Theory and UK evidence

Economic Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 437, 1996, Pages 894-911

  Lockwood, Ben ^a   Philippopoulos, Apostolis ^a   Snell, Andy ^a  

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EID: 0006178802     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2235363     Document Type: Article

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