Constituency size and government spending

Public Finance Review

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 588-598

  Thornton, Mark ^a   Ulrich, Marc ^a  

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EID: 0033270757     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109114219902700602     Document Type: Article

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