Capture and governance at local and national levels

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Bardhan, Pranab ^a   Mookherjee, Dilip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 0008712080     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.2.135     Document Type: Article

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