The effect of number and size of interest groups on social rent dissipation

Public Choice

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 251-265

  Sun, Guang Zhen ^a   Ng, Yew Kwang ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0033415157     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018324020637     Document Type: Article

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