Political decentralization and economic reform: A game-theoretic analysis

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 488-517

  Treisman, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033238816     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2991803     Document Type: Article

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