Bicameralism and Budget Deficits: The Effect of Parliamentary Structure on Government Spending

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-516

  Heller, William B ^a  

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EID: 0010705543     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440340     Document Type: Article

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