Ends against the middle: Determining public service provision when there are private alternatives

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-325

  Epple, Dennis ^a   Romano, Richard E ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Public provision; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030295914     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2727(95)01540-X     Document Type: Article

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