Testing theories of real government size: U.S. experience, 1959-89

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 537-553

  Ferris, J Stephen ^a   West, Edwin G ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0030549898     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1060878     Document Type: Article

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